Jane Weaver returns with new single 'Oblique Fantasy'.
Out now, it's part of the ever-excellent Speedy Wunderground singles club, with a vinyl drop to follow in the coming weeks.
The song was written at Dan Carey's South London studio hub, but becomes the first Speedy Wunderground release not to be recorded there.
The project has an apt replacement, however – the historic Abbey Road Studios.
Recorded as part of Abbey Road's Lock-In Sessions, the results have a crisp spring to them, illuminating Jane Weaver's vintage synth experimentation.
"I was invited to Abbey Road to record as one of their Lock-In Sessions," she recalls. "So asked Dan to be involved. I’ve always admired Dan’s production style – it’s really exciting and dynamic, most records I like these days have his name on them, and for ages I’ve been keen to have a look around his studio and explore the possibilities to do something creative together."
"We wrote the song at Dan’s place and then recorded most of it at Abbey Road- Studio 3. Having to turn it around, write and record a song from scratch within 24hrs was really exciting as we’d never worked together before, but I knew we shared a joy for certain sounds and equipment- and in true Speedy style it happened pretty quickly."
Out now, there's a psychedelic haze which is permeated by Jane Weaver's astute use of melody – continually moving forwards, 'Oblique Fantasy' is ultimately an other-worldly pop song.
"I guess the song is about waiting for passion and inspiration," says Weaver, "writing in lockdown at times wasn’t easy because of the lack of connection, and interaction with others, wanting to write something emotive and pop and looking for a way out of the forced solitude, it was a bit of a puzzle… I guess in the end I’m writing about the longing for normality and that seeming like it was now part of another dimension… a fantasy."
Tune in now.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Lupton
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