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Muro“Dogs” b/w “Cats”, a double single out today from Land of Talk’s upcoming record, “Last’s”
With “Dogs,” Powell tried to write a song that sounds the way listening to The Cure makes them feel. “I wasn’t sure exactly what that meant, but was thinking it would lend itself to looking back on loves lost, yearning, regret. What came out was a simmering rage borne from living under the patriarchy,” they say.
The result is a menacing groove interwoven with exploratory, carefree guitar lines and a crisp, seething vocal that ties it all together.Grounded by a grooving, hooky bassline, “Cats,” meanwhile, is punctuated by keyboard flourishes and playful percussive interjections. “When I listened back to the finished track,” says Powell, “I found those parts unintentionally sounded not unlike mischievous cats breaking into our studio after hours and jumping all over the instruments.” The song’s lyrics are the result of letting the creative tap flow freely.
“What happened lyrically was almost out of my control,” they explain. “I don’t always know or understand what my songs are about until years later, but I know for certain every song I write is a deeply personal and sacred process and offering.”
