If you've only got
time to download one MP3, download this one. It's yet more
proof that Calum is an insanely great drummer, and it's the
closest you'll get to Kasino's SHEER ROCK POWER without seeing
us live ;-)
Lyrically,
most of the new songs are little stories rather than big rants
or love songs, and TYAG is no exception. It's written from
the perspective of someone on their deathbed, overhearing
people talk about how great he is when he knows full well
that the bastards wish he'd hurry up and pop his clogs. If
we had the budget, we'd make a video where Gary sang from
a coffin and brought down fire and brimstone on the mourners.
It would probably feature David firing lightning bolts from
his guitar, too.
Perhaps
it's just as well we don't have a video budget.
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Thank You and Goodnight
This song has been known to make a certain lead singer cry like a baby when he's had too much to drink, at which point he'll stand on a milk crate and shout "I am the king of rock!" until the neighbours call the police. We've described it glibly as being about "when your flatmate thinks he's Jesus" but that's not far from the truth: it's about someone you think you know well suddenly announcing that they're going to do something miraculous. Part of you thinks they're nuts, but part of you believes them...
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Walk Through
Walls
This one started off with a walking bassline from John, and ended up as something quite spooky and entirely unlike anything we've ever done. Oh, and it's in waltz time. Heh.
The
lyrics cover one of Gary's favourite song subjects: people
looking around them and going "how the fuck did I get
here?"
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Kodachrome
We
originally did this song as a buzzsaw pop tune - think Buzzcocks,
Undertones etc - but decided that it was even better stripped
down to two guitars and two vocals. It's about dreams - or
rather, other people's dreams. You can be two inches away
from someone but in their head, they're flying through space
on a giant purple elephant while Demis Roussos throws cakes
at Tony Blair during an Old Firm game. Or maybe that's just
David's dreams.
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Miles Away
Blatant
pop music: a cheery song that veers dangerously close to heavy
metal territory. Spandex ahoy! It's
a typically twisted look at love songs: not "I love you,
do be do be do" but the fear that makes your brain stop
working when you attempt to speak to someone you fancy, and
the projection that means the object of your desires isn't
just someone you want to shag, but someone who will cure all
that ails you. Which is nonsense on stilts, of course, but
we've all been there. Oh, and the delusion that means you're
completely blind to the fact that the boy or girl of your
dreams thinks you're repulsive :-D
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Sunshine
Walk
the wrong road
Free
MP3
Our
first new recording since Fearless appeared on the
New Masters CD, which was given away with copies of The Big
Issue Scotland in 2003. The CD was designed to showcase
the work of sound engineering students at James Watt College
in Greenock, who gave their time (and studio time) for free,
and featured
us, Odeon Beat Club, Mercury Tilt Switch and others.
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You Fall (LA version)
