By Darren Grayer.
Local alternative electronica duo, someday,sky released their latest single on May 15th. Blue Sky celebrates the amazing story behind migrating birds and in particular, the Swift. The annual reappearance of this creature, along with The Cuckoo usually heralds the end of winter and hopefully a sign of warmer, summer days.
The track unfolds as a story of movement, belonging and the quiet rituals that bind species from a distance. It’s a reflective piece shaped by months of watching the first arcs of birds over rooftops and tracing their journeys far beyond the visible horizon, and for someday,sky, it became a point of focus, a way of thinking about migration as a lived experience rather than abstraction.
Producer/singer Frankie Knight and DJ/drummer Submyth (Robert Swaine) make up someday, sky, and they explain – “Every year they come back and it feels like a small miracle. They cover distances equivalent to flying to the moon and back up to eight times across their lifetimes. They spend almost their entire lives in flight, landing only to nest, often in the roofs and chimneys of human homes-an intimate, enduring connection between spaces.”
Vocals are provided by Swansea singer, songwriter and producer Daffodil Jones, who provides a narrative that looks outward while remaining deeply personal. Her words draw from both observation and instinct, shaped by time spent in coastal landscapes and an ongoing interest in the symbolic weight of flight. “With Blue Sky I wanted to honour the sense of freedom, something innate, instinctive, and apolitical, that is so beautifully embodied by these migratory birds”, she explained.
The accompanying video extends the project’s focus on care and continuity. Created using cyanotype techniques, it brings together analogue image- making with footage shared by swift conservation groups across the UK. These communities continue to document populations and install nest boxes and swift bricks, working to counter a dramatic decline in numbers. The result is a visual document shaped collectively, attentive to both loss and resilience.
For someday,sky, Blue Sky continues an ongoing exploration of sound as a site of connection. The duo maintain a practice rooted in collaboration and ecological awareness, drawing together music, visual art and shared research into the natural world.
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