Throw Me A Line

What is the origin of this song?
“Throw Me A Line” started from the verse melody and chords. The song was a co-write with a friend of ours, Taras Hrubyj-Piper. We then just jammed on it and the chorus and bridge came fairly naturally which was nice. It’s about feeling that we tend to write songs that lean into more negative experiences, but knowing that music is a way of us dealing with some of those moments. It also touches on having someone or something in your life that you love and miss.

How was the recording session?
The final recording of this song is actually pretty much the demo we did the day it was written. It was all put down really quick and naturally, and so I think there was a bit a vibe in that demo. So we then took it to Dylan Adams, who mixed our album, and added the strings and a few other little bits and pieces to finish it off.

What were the references, influences or musical inspiration?
I’m not sure that there were any main points of reference for this track. I think we just leaned into the open chorus, and when Dylan started playing with strings it gave it a sense of largeness, that feels like it’s a little Coldplay.

What do you like most about the song and why?
I was stoked with the chord changes and piano. We wrote it on guitar and piano which was a first for us. But I also dig that it all came together real effortlessly and quick.

What did you most enjoyed of the writing, production and recording process?
I enjoyed writing on guitar and piano, and workshopping lyrics that feel heartfelt yet playful. I’m terms of the production and recording, it was super rad when Taras put down the organ. You can here it if you listen super closely. It just gave it an awesome vibe I thought.

What was the most difficult part of the process and how was it overcome?
The most difficult part was probably working out if and what we needed to change from the demo. I think a lot of the time there’s a feeling that a demo has to be re recorded, but sometimes it’s good to roll with the vibe we captured and work from that. So once we made decision to move forward with the demo, we felt on our way.

If you could have invited anyone else to collaborate, who would it have been and why?
I think Benee would be super rad. We all love her tunes and style. I think she’d bring some great vibe into the vocal approach and mood.

What is the biggest challenge to present this song live and how has it been solved?
We’ve played it live a fair bit now. Being a slower track we thought it may have been a slightly harder one to play, but it seems to be going nicely!

Recommend us a song that you have heard lately and that you like.
“October” by Molly Millington.