#345
Son Of The Hound– I.O.U.
Tuesday 27th September, 2016
They Say: “IOU is a song about having no money, time or style, so it’s safe to say it’s my most autobiographical song to date. You know that line in Fairytale of New York where the lady says to the fella ‘you promised me Broadway was waiting for me’ but by the end of the song that promise (and others) have already gone south? That’s what IOU is about. I have IOU’s on all the things I promised, and hopefully they’ll come good.
The song was recorded in Millbank Studios with Mike Mormecha recording and playing drums. We kept the live takes of the bass and drums to give it an old-school feel and then I threw on guitar and piano afterwards. I wanted the song to sound like old rock ‘n’ roll and soul records because that's mostly all I listen to. Shea Stadium, here I come.”
We Say: “After the thigh-slapping, raggle taggle diversion of 'Galway Rain', Son Of The Hound are back on more reasonable terrain with 'IOU'. Essentially, it's fall-about, teen boogie that bears a charming resemblance to Supergrass and 'Alright'. Which is delightful, yes?”
Son Of The Hound is the latest guise of Omagh singer-songwriter Michael McCullagh, a former member of indie quartet Colenso Parade.
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