Friday, May 18, 2007

Echoes of Perfection

Well, I think we all go through times like this.

This is a very introspective song which I started in summer 2004. I'm only starting to realise now just how sombre Dusk is, and if this had been on the album, it would have been about as dark as it got.

Despite all of this, I really like it. It's deeply personal, unusually well expressed, and Simon did an amazing job on the production.

Well, anyway, the chances are that if you've heard this song, you've only heard the demo. I can confirm that the final version is at least a little bit better. Also, it's an important historical moment, as it's the first song ever to feature Simon on backing vocals.

The good news is that we've been writing tracks for the ninth album for the last few months, and it sounds like it might be the most uptempo album we've done since... well, since ever really. So if you like us when we're dreary, then make the most of it while it lasts.