What is the origin of this song?
I [Corey] wrote the first version of the song when I was around 14 or 15. So initially it was really stripped back and didn’t have any of the instrumental parts in it yet. Most of the lyrics have stayed the same since then so they’re pretty simplistic because I was younger at the time.
How was the recording session?
The recording session was really fun and we got through a lot of tracking pretty quickly. On the first studio day, the song sounded more like a garage rock song, but on the second day we made some changes like adding a bunch of reverb, delay and acoustic guitars to give it more of a dreamy vibe.
What were the references, influences or musical inspiration?
The song has gone through a lot of phases since it was written. There was a time when it had a key change but we took that out pretty quickly. Slowdive were a big influence on the final version of the song as we really liked the reverb and delay they used on vocals and guitars in their Souvlaki album.
“On the first studio day, the song sounded more like a garage rock song, but on the second day we made some changes like adding a bunch of reverb, delay and acoustic guitars to give it more of a dreamy vibe.”
What did you most enjoyed of the writing, production and recording process?
The best part about the creation process was hearing the song gradually come to life as we added layers and effects. It’s one thing hearing the song during a jam but hearing it played back to you is a really cool feeling.
What was the biggest obstacle and how was it overcome?
The hardest part was making the first verse sound full but not overbearing. This was hard at times because there’s not many instruments in that first verse, but we fixed this by switching the electric guitar with an acoustic and adding ethereal background noises to fill in the gaps.
If you could have invited anyone else to collaborate, who would it have been and why?
Kevin Shields because he’s got lots of pedals.
What is the biggest challenge to present this song live and how has it been solved?
The hardest part about that is trying to make it sound full as there are three or four guitar parts in the studio version of the song. So for our single launch, we’ve got a third guitarist who’s gonna play it live with us to fill in the space with the reverby guitar parts.
