In a previous post I discussed how we arranged a Skype call with one of the members of the band who produced the song that we are using for our music video. Unfortunately he overslept on the day that we were meant to be having the discussion with him so we were unable to carry this out. However, we resolved the problem by emailing him the questions that we were going to ask and this is his reply to them:
What is the song (southern comforting) about?
- I wrote "Southern Comforting" about one of my own life experiences. It's about rushing into a relationship with my good friend's ex-girlfriend a week after they broke up. Needless to say, it was not my finest hour or proudest moment. The song mostly explores the infatuation, guilt and inadequacy I was feeling throughout the relationship. Honestly, I don't like to get too specific when telling people the meanings of my songs because the meanings that the fans create themselves are so wonderful. I don't want to spoil their meanings by saying "no, it's not about that, it's about this..."
Did you have any musical inspirations when writing The album or this particular song?
- Well I've always loved The Strokes and Modest Mouse. But on Southern comforting I was trying to capture a more Frank Ocean-y soulful singer songwriter kind of vibe. I was listening to a TON of Frank when recording Circulation.
If you could have made this music video yourself, what would you have liked in it?
- Love and beautiful visuals.
After hearing our idea, what is your opinion on it?
- I don't think you have told me your idea yet! But I am looking forward to hearing it! hahahah
Do you have any ideas to give us?
- Just make a cool, original video. I trust you. Your passion for the material is the most important thing to me and you have made it clear that you have that in spades.
In regards to the protagonists being a homosexual couple, what is your opinion on this?
- That's the best news I have heard all day! LBGTQ stories being told is something that is very, very important to our society. My favorite song that I have ever written is "Brandon" which is a love song based on the life and death of Brandon Teena who was a Trans man from Nebraska. My take on things is: by now, the traditional 'boy meets girl' narrative is pretty much exhausted and boring. So yeah, I am very excited that you are looking to show that love takes many forms and that you want to use our song as a vessel for that.
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