The song b/w with "Sacred Tongue" is out today (October 10). has been added to our current playlist and is out now. Pre-order the vinyl single here.
Frontman Ian Devaney explains: “The Motorist” took shape during a period of preoccupation with the distance and the filters that develop between old friends and me. In a car, you’re isolated, and things can be put to your exact specifications. As I continuously dial in my vision of my future, the gulf between myself and essential figures of my past seems to grow. In what could probably be derided as mixed metaphors, I also wanted to bring a filmic aspect into the song, as the internet (a series of curated images) becomes the primary form of keeping up with one another. We’re posting the best take of our day and saying, “This is what my life is like now.” So I’m more sealed off, and the things I’m seeing outside are feeling more rehearsed and surreal. (Which is not me pointing fingers about social media usage … I do the same shit.)
Stream it below.
Frontman Ian Devaney explains: “The Motorist” took shape during a period of preoccupation with the distance and the filters that develop between old friends and me. In a car, you’re isolated, and things can be put to your exact specifications. As I continuously dial in my vision of my future, the gulf between myself and essential figures of my past seems to grow. In what could probably be derided as mixed metaphors, I also wanted to bring a filmic aspect into the song, as the internet (a series of curated images) becomes the primary form of keeping up with one another. We’re posting the best take of our day and saying, “This is what my life is like now.” So I’m more sealed off, and the things I’m seeing outside are feeling more rehearsed and surreal. (Which is not me pointing fingers about social media usage … I do the same shit.)
Stream it below.
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