Chosen by Monk
The Dundee alt-rockers address a subject which inevitably faces us all on this, their first new music since last year’s debut EP and the first taste of their first full-lengther, due in the early part of next year:
Commenting on the themes of the single, vocalist Anna Forsyth says:
This one does what it says on the tin. My biggest fear in life is the passing of time—the older I get, the quicker it goes.
I love my life, even in the hardest of times, and I truly appreciate every single second that I get to be here. Sometimes I’ll be sitting with my friends, maybe at the beach, a few beers in, watching the sunset, and I think about how beautiful it is just to exist, then my brain will go ‘yeah, but one day you won’t.’
I wish I didn’t obsess over it, but it’s hard to shake, so of course I had to write a song about it.
I’ve sworn to myself that I won’t leave this life without making something of this band, and this song is just a big word vomit all about the stress of that, when you know it’s not a given. I believe we’ll get there, but also know there’s plenty more fretting ahead of us until we do.
The single was recorded with producer Kieran Smith in the spare room of lead guitarist George’s flat in Dundee, which the band have turned into their own small home studio.
The recording process can be stressful.
When you care so much, you put yourself under such pressure to make everything perfect, so using our own space was a really big deal for us. We just felt at home, which totally elevated our confidence, and in turn, our performance on the new songs.