Sir-Vere’s “Adore” Is a Ferocious Love Letter to the Underground
If Milton Keynes seems an unlikely birthplace for one of the UK’s most searingly inventive electro-rock outfits, Sir-Vere is here to remind you that revolution often comes from the margins. With their new single “Adore,” out May 2nd via Worldsound/Virgin Music Group, the four-piece fuses industrial muscle, hedonistic club energy, and a bruised, poetic heart to create something that isn’t just a track—it’s a manifesto.
From the first seconds, “Adore” doesn’t seduce—it confronts. Craig White’s vocal is a cracked sermon delivered from the ruins of rave, equal parts anguish and euphoria. The synths, courtesy of Gary Morland, Stevie Vega, and Carl Cooper (aka VODZILLA), oscillate between glimmering restraint and total detonation, grounded by the dirty low-end funk of an old-school warehouse party and the melodic despair of a Joy Division comedown.
Sir-Vere wear their influences on their leather sleeves—there are echoes of Dig Your Own Hole-era Chemical Brothers, the anxious tension of Nine Inch Nails, and the swaggering nihilism of early Prodigy—but what makes “Adore” stand apart is its refusal to settle. It’s not nostalgia. It’s not revival. It’s reclamation.
Elevates this release even further is the inclusion of explosive remixes, including one by Manchester’s VODZILLA, a sonic alchemist who twists “Adore” into something even more volatile—powerfully tight and impossible to pin down. Mind Of Us, the deep-house duo who’ve risen meteorically since 2022, take the track in the opposite direction, dialing up the atmosphere and crafting an edit that pulses with emotional gravity. It’s electronic music with a heartbeat—and a backbone.
Mastered by Doc Moody and recorded at R2D Funk MK, the production quality is pristine but never polished in a way that dulls the track’s raw edge. The result is music that feels at once deeply personal and globally relevant—underground in spirit but massive in sound.
If there’s a spiritual ancestor to “Adore,” it might be found in the Trainspotting soundtrack—music made for the beautiful losers and late-night survivors. This is no coincidence. Sir-Vere embody that ’90s ethos: anarchic, fearless, and unafraid to push buttons. “We stick to our guns,” White declares. It’s not just a motto. It’s the band’s whole DNA.
“Adore” isn’t just a song—it’s a defibrillator jolt to a music industry choking on algorithmic apathy. Sir-Vere isn’t playing by the rules, and thank god for that. Their message is clear: in a time of temporary trends, sincerity and sonic danger still matter.
Highly recommended.
https://sir-vere1.bandcamp.com/album/adore
