30/09/2022
ONE WEEK AWAY!
Only 7 more days until the release of my debut single ‘The State Of The Art’! Currently waiting on the confirmation that it will be up on Spotify and Apple on the day, but guaranteed that it will be available somewhere and will put the necessary links up for you to check it out!
Let me give you a little bit of background regarding the song. It started life in January 2021 as more of an electronic-heavy song for yet another unfinished project I had in mind. When I started working on the album that you will hear on 28th October, I wondered what the song would sound like rocked up, and was so pleased with the results I just knew that not only did it need to be on the album, but that it was going to be the lead single.
When writing it, I set myself a challenge: to write a song with only 3 or 4 chords in it that was still interesting to listen to, and to write something a little bit more pop-orientated than what I would usually write (being more of a riff-writer, this was certainly more of a challenge for me). It’s a little different to the rest of the album musically, but still fits in with the somewhat melancholic vibe of the full record lyrically (I’ll go into more detail about that after the release).
I must give enormous thanks once again to the two other people you’ll hear on this track. Firstly, to Chris Hardwick, who so brilliantly executed the drums on this track (if you listen carefully, you might able to hear Chris cursing my name over the drum track! Sorry again Chris!). And also, to Jon Martin (Thorpe Recording Studio) not only for the fantastic guitar and keys playing, but also for the magnificent production on the song. Jon elevated the song to a whole new level (as he has done with the entire album) and I can’t thank him enough for that. If you’re in the Northampton area, or surrounding areas…screw it, wherever you are, if you want your music recorded and produced with incredible care and detail, go to Jon and you won’t be disappointed.
For now, see you next Friday, when ‘The State Of The Art’ will be launched out into the world. ❤️