Irish group Cloud Castle Lake have shared remarkable new song 'Bonfire'.
The band have been particularly busy of late, completing a score for short film Ballet Átha Cliath and announcing a string of North American shows.
New song 'Bonfire' was produced by Rob Kirwan, with the lavish, widescreen arrangment pushing their music to the next level.
Dominated by that keening, emotive, literate vocal, Cloud Castle Lake's commitment to sonic beauty amid freewheeling experimentation is something to be admired.
"'Bonfire' is based around a pretty simple melody I came up with a few years ago," explains vocalist Daniel McAuley. "I kept being drawn back to it periodically and steadily adding and expanding it until it grew out into a full song. Writing it felt like a meditative task – what I’d imagine knitting a scarf is like."
"The choir parts were performed by our pals Tonnta, a contemporary choral group from Dublin. The giddiest day of recording for me was probably the first day they came in and sang through their parts. Getting to hear such talented musicians turn all that midi data and notation into music feels like magic. The lyrics have to do with doubt and denial and keeping secrets. They’re very loosely based on an old Irish/Welsh myth about rival tribes trying to find out the secret name of the other’s god in order to defeat them."
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