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The first ever solo single by former Lush songwriter and guitarist Emma Anderson. It’s a short and sweet stream of consciousness with an unexpected groove and earworms aplenty.
Produced and mixed by James Chapman (Maps), it features additional guitar by Richard Oakes from Suede.
“There is, dare I say it, a kind of funky feel to this one which is probably explained by the fact I was listening to the Michael Kiwanuka album when I first came up with the tune,” explains Emma.
“Serge Gainsbourg was also on my car stereo most of the time I was driving to and from James’ studio in Northamptonshire so I think some of those late-’60s/early-’70s off-kilter funky vibes were seeping into the track when it was being recorded.
“In fact, I said to Richard Oakes when he was working on it, ‘Can you try out some Serge-type guitar flourishes?’ and he came up with what he did which was perfect.
“I probably would never have never written anything like this for Lush and I guess that is one of the benefits of going solo,” muses Emma. “You can venture into uncharted territories.”
lyrics
Children playing with fire and ice
Not aware that they’re fed with lies
Falling over when reason dies
And it’s a merry-go-round, I find
Years repeating ’til death is kind
Buried deeper in holes that bind
Down, down it goes, down to the river downstream
Stand tall in a pretty red dress
Make faces with diamonds and pearls and then
Round and round you go round the bend
Round and round you go ’til it ends
Change is never going to be easy
Voices always going unheard
Turning up too late to the party
Leaving without saying a word
The road is empty, the sky is black
Makes no sense to be turning back
Strange behaviour turns to attack
credits
released July 20, 2023
Written by Emma Anderson (Domino Publishing Company Ltd)
Additional writing and arrangement by James Chapman (Mute Song Ltd)
Produced and mixed by James Chapman
Engineered by James Chapman
Additional engineering by Fabian Prynn
Emma Anderson: vocals, backing vocals, guitars
James Chapman: keyboards, synthesizers, programming
Richard Oakes: electric guitar
Recorded at Maps HQ, Northamptonshire, 4AD Studio, London and Cubelles Studio, East Sussex, August 2022 – March 2023
Mixed at Maps HQ, Northamptonshire
Mastered by Heba Kadry, NYC
Cover photography: Brian David Stevens
Cover design and additional imagery: Stuart Jones and Marc Jones
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