"A song I had written on a train
in Europe. I was very proud of it but the version we were
putting down in the studio sounded like a competent Ron
Sexsmith imitation and not much more. I felt like it could
use a few curve balls and everyone obliged me in some experimentation.
After running it for an hour or so, Ethan was playing an
understated-yet-funky back beat on two drum sets, WhyNot
was playing his bass part on a Casio keyboard and I was
back on the Telecaster with something dastardly through
the Memory Man. The finished product was far more interesting
than where it started. I'm happy we took the time to refine.
It's pretty cool, I have to admit. It's about five and a
half minutes long - there's a certain brooding tone to this
record and that was the brooder of all brooders. I felt
like it was a little too much by the time the record was
done, but Stephen Hague really wanted that on the record.
I should have put it on the EP; occasionally, I am overwhelmed
by stupidity. This sounds more like how I actually felt
during this period than anything else from the sessions." |