Friday, 19 September 2008

Song of the Day 19/09/2008

The Kissaway Trail - 61


Splashing water, tearing things apart, looking sideways. Some things work particularly well in super slo-mo, and that's is what Chris Sweeney's gone for here. Admittedly, there's a lot in it that wouldn't be exciting even at full speed (a man crouching on a wall?), but I suppose it's for effect. Full marks to the band too for playing in slow motion, it must be strange to hear your song at double speed.

Incidentally the song title, '61', relates to the number of days one of the band had to wait to hear if a family member had a terminal illness. Why is it that bands write really upbeat songs with dark meanings?

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