BRIGHTR returns with sweet new acoustic emo track “Charles Petrescu”

The UK’s longtime gloom-pop troubadour Brightr is back with Charles Petrescu, the first single from the long-awaited second album Year Two, out this summer via Sugar-Free Records. Released on April 17th, the song lands after nearly a decade of touring and recording that’s taken Laurie Cottingham—who performs under the Brightr moniker—from an abandoned train station in North Germany to 2000 Trees, The Fest, and Manchester Punk Festival. Charles Petrescu by Brightr With production from Matt O’Grady (You Me At Six, Don Broco, Deaf Havana), Charles Petrescu crams 2 minutes and 41 seconds of melodic pop-punk urgency into a deeply personal