The Day Is Young And Exteriors Bring Safety With Serious Child And The Warming Veneer

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The Day Is Young And Exteriors Bring Safety With Serious Child And The Warming Veneer

19/11/2025

Serious Child
Veneer
Sussex

Introspective and progressive rumination with a focus on modern Britain flavours Serious Child’s music with mixed feelings. Where some want to issue divisive statements and use separatist language, West Sussex based solo artist Alan Young a.k.a. Serious Child replaces the rust with fresh riveting sounds. Like the flag, with its four corners and three colours, mixing and originating from every corner, a lifetime of experience gives Young the toolkit for tact and tenacity. A lot of people hide behind mass-produced opinions and deliberately tail-chasing rhetoric then get lost behind their own veneer. This song is about finding yourself once again, choosing to not walk the path that takes you away from serenity. Tap in, press play, and blast away at Veneer.

Minor piano keys flow like morning sunrise on a damp dew. The drum and vocal begin in unison, folk style melodies cast a magical spell as the words embellish the scene. It sounds like an oboe; some form of woodwind harmonises with Serious Child in simple yet atmospheric depth. A thrust of orchestration then gives rise to strings and backing tones that add a whole new dimension to the song. Slight shifts in energy compound across the bars until the pressure gives way to duet singing with a female voice. A swaying melancholy lifts with hopeful lyricism and harmony as the acceptance of who we are begins to create change.

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