#307
Land Lovers – Springtime for the Mystics
Tuesday 3rd May, 2016
They Say: “The song started out as a really simple bassline that I was absentmindedly playing at home, and that might be obvious from listening to it. Shane (Murphy, bassist) has professionalised that part greatly in the interim. I've always wanted to write something that captured some of the pathos of Man Out of Time by Elvis Costello, without just ripping it off, and as the melody for this one worked itself out I saw that opportunity in the lyrics. To that end, it's ostensibly about an Irish-born British politician of 20th century vintage who sees the enemy at the gates (and another enemy at the other gates) and is singing his crisis.
This was a lot of fun to do in the studio. After laying down the guts of it live, we had time and the facilities to rustle up a bit of magic, using an old MiniMoog, some tape delays and a beaten-up grand piano.”
We Say: “Lyrically and musically mature, ‘Springtime for the Mystics’ is laden with catchy hooks and confident vocal delivery. Inspired by the past while looking to the future, it twists and turns with wry observations and witty cynicism.”
‘Springtime for the Mystics’ is the first single from Land Lovers new album ‘The Rooks Have Returned’ which is released on 16th May 2016 through Popical Island. The band play The Workman’s Club, Dublin on 21st May alongside Dinah Brand and Field Trip.
Full dates for May are:
May 13 - Leap, Co. Cork, Connolly’s
May 14 - Myrtleville, Pine Lodge Hostel (w/ No Monster Club)
May 20 - Waterford, Central Arts
May 21 - Dublin, Workman’s Club (album launch)
August 17 - Galway, Roisin Dubh
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