Pink Cliffs is the alt-rock/psych-pop band of London-based Si Miller. “Unmovable Fires” is a sparkling psychedelic soul song written about the reaching effects of heartbreak. Miller turns his attention to life’s ‘unmovable fires of the heart,’ approaching baggage, trauma, and the aggregate effects of a life well-lived. The new single is built on a huge slab of a bass riff, with the scene inspired by the likes of Shuggie Otis’ Inspiration Information and features doubled vocals and evocative guitar playing.
Miller combines his guitar prowess with soulful falsettos on “Unmovable Fires.” The single is one of those fusion tracks that found the right balance between each genre, blossoming into something refreshing and inviting. Not that it would take a detective to pinpoint where Miller found the inspiration for the psychedelic guitar solos and silky hook. The artist blends these lush elements with left-field harmonies that bring the nostalgic track to modern times. “Unmovable Fires” is simplistic on the surface, with only so many elements, but Miller can make the minimal moving. An underlying groove echoes throughout the room far after the song wraps up, giving the song the feeling of a radio-ready hit while catering to indie heads at large. Miller is creating something undeniable with Pink Cliffs, and “Unmovable Fires” sets the tone for the artist’s sonic trajectory.
“I was lucky to be given a copy of Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis when I was about 18 by an American friend at university. I was (and still am) far too dumb to really comprehend the genius of this music. But something about the ending of ‘Unmovable Fires’ is really inspired by the end of a song like ‘Freedom Flight.’ Like, they really go together in my brain, explains Miller. “Something about the sparkliness and the pacing of it. I think Shuggie was a teenager when he made it, too – mind-blowing! The friend also gave me Brown Sugar / Voodoo by D’Angelo (with a similar slow road to my understanding it), so thank you, Devin!”
