by Citizen Dolly » Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:32 pm
Cheers Henry! I get what you mean about it sounding sentimental, and I suppose in isolation it is, but I think it's a touch less so in the context of the full EP. Actually, even the first verse was aimed at undermining that. Of course, the music is pretty syrupy and that doesn't help my case really...
However, there is a sort of narrative arc to the EP, beginning with moving away from the council estate (track 1), briefly zipping back to examine some of my experiences of growing up on one (tracks 2-5), before musing a bit on the passage of time and the resulting shifts in perspective (tracks 6 & 7). I was keen to avoid romanticising or idealising any of it, which again, is why the first verse of this song is focused on some of the kind of "ugly" aspects of the physical environment - the burnt-out stolen cars and remains of a dead industry and all that. It may still kind of slump down on the sentimental side of the line I suppose, but I was actually trying to avoid that - or at least, only give it as much rein as it actually deserves.
As for the video.... for some reason I just enjoy mucking about arranging and editing these things: I suppose it makes a change from music. It's nice to have more than one creative hobby to indulge. Not that I'm taking it as seriously as "hobbyist" might suggest.
Cheers Henry! I get what you mean about it sounding sentimental, and I suppose in isolation it is, but I think it's a touch less so in the context of the full EP. Actually, even the first verse was aimed at undermining that. Of course, the music is pretty syrupy and that doesn't help my case really... :lol2: However, there is a sort of narrative arc to the EP, beginning with moving away from the council estate (track 1), briefly zipping back to examine some of my experiences of growing up on one (tracks 2-5), before musing a bit on the passage of time and the resulting shifts in perspective (tracks 6 & 7). I was keen to avoid romanticising or idealising any of it, which again, is why the first verse of this song is focused on some of the kind of "ugly" aspects of the physical environment - the burnt-out stolen cars and remains of a dead industry and all that. It may still kind of slump down on the sentimental side of the line I suppose, but I was actually trying to avoid that - or at least, only give it as much rein as it actually deserves.
As for the video.... for some reason I just enjoy mucking about arranging and editing these things: I suppose it makes a change from music. It's nice to have more than one creative hobby to indulge. Not that I'm taking it as seriously as "hobbyist" might suggest. :lol: