Spector return with new single ‘The Notion’.
The band released their album ‘Now Or Never’ last year, ending a lengthy wait for new material. Coupled to extensive touring, Spector seemed to be on fine fettle, blending fan favourites with newbies during those sweat-drenched shows.
New single ‘The Notion’ keeps the creativity moving, and it features an old friend. Out now, it’s a jaunty indie belter, one that dips into the Spector playbook while adding a few fresh rules for good measure.
Boasting Kieran Hebden-esque tape loops, ‘The Notion’ then makes way for a one-take solo courtesy of Dev Hynes.
Vocalist Fred Macpherson says…
“We started ‘The Notion’ on a spare day we had in Liverpool during the Now or Whenever sessions. It’s been on a real journey since, with Jed coming up with these early Four Tet style guitar loops, which have a really hypnotic feel I love. Then Dev Hynes came to the studio to hear some stuff and ended up free styling the solo in one take. I was worried he’d blown a speaker at one point. Lyrically it’s kind of a letter to one’s younger self – a reminder that repressing feelings and emotions is a dangerous precedent, and however bad (or good) things get, nothing is forever. It interpolates various parties, arguments, depressions and a Star Wars quote for good measure.”
Jed Cullen adds: “I was slightly disappointed when a writing session we had for another artist’s project got cancelled on our day off. We were in this big studio without a producer so just plugged my little laptop into the huge mixing desk. It was a bit lonely up there in this cavernous loft space, which reminded Fred of a party we’d been at years ago, so he started singing about that then came out with this amazing chorus which I think a lot of us can relate to. By the end of the day I was really thankful that the other session had been cancelled.”
Tune in now.
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