If you concocted a sonic cocktail of Mazzy Star, Radiohead, The Verve, and Sigur Ros, it would pour as affectingly as the latest single, Screwcap Diet, from the Manchester-residing indie dream pop solo artist, Leyton Thomas.

With the guitar lines winding lament into the ethereal atmosphere that becomes evocatively intensified by his soft falsetto vocal lines, the single, which muses on our proclivity to only value health in the deterioration of it, wrestles with the shadows of sickness, pulling you into the undercurrent of the treacherous pools of pathology to show you the light of mindfulness.

With his previous releases, Thomas has stood confidently between genre lines to create a catalogue that displays courage, artistry, and authenticity. His hip-hop instrumental, I Forgot You At The Bottom of the Fridge, has racked up over 26k streams on Spotify alone, signifying the commercial potential of his consistently sublime sonic signature.

After being recorded in Leyton Thomas’ home studio and mixed by Will Levison, Screwcap Diet hit all major streaming platforms on February 27th.

Leyton Thomas said:

“This release is a return to the melodic guitar music that I grew up with. It is a reflection of a feeling that every single human being experiences - that when you are ill, be it seriously ill or plagued with a common cold, everything superficial seems insignificant, and all you wish for is your health.

It poses the question, who are we when we are left with just our mind and tired body?”

Amelia Vandergast, Executive Editor at A&R Factory said:

“Knowing there is little sanctity in sickness, Leyton Thomas lent his ineffable talent to an otherworldly production that resounds with deeply spiritual significance. With Srewcap Diet, he established himself as an altruist of alchemy and an artist you will always want on your radar.”