Songwriting is a strange beast.
When bands sit down in front of journalists, they often stumble over their words or resort to familiar cliches. “The vibe was just wrong” they might offer, before explaining that “the energy was different elsewhere”.
Which is, oddly enough, both nonsensical and true. It’s almost impossible to explain the art of songwriting in words, since that uses one art form to illuminate another.
Yet The Features give it a good go. Toasting the release of new album ‘Wilderness’ the band have prepared a series of videos, illuminating the construction process of their material.
Here’s what lies behind ‘Kids’.