staring at the sun

When we recorded Music For Elevators, we had a recurring piano figure appear a few times throughout the album.  George (Sarah) asked me to write some lyrics for one of these moments, towards the end of the CD – I wrote Staring at the Sun, and we recorded it, spoken, with massive amounts of reverb on it.
When I was putting songs together for the current album, I came across the lyrics – a love song with a bit of a difference – and decided to write a more cohesive melody to them.  In putting the demo together, I played with the dynamic of switching between drum loops and live drums and it was a joy to record at Riverside.  Seb set up ambient mics all around the studio – even one down the stairs – to get the huge sound out of Jimmy’s drums.

 

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