Spanish Love Songs release new songs ‘Phantom Limb’ and ‘Blacking Out The Friction’
SPANISH LOVE SONGS have released two brand new songs!
The new songs, titled Phantom Limb and Blacking Out The Friction, are the brand new songs from the band and marks their first new music since the release of 2020’s Brave Faces Everyone.
Phantom Limb is a b-side from Brave Faces Everyone whilst Blacking Out The Friction is a cover of the DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE favourite.
“We wrote 13 songs for the album. Recorded 11. And 10 made the cut. Phantom Limb is that extra song (and weirdly, it had this title before being left off),” says singer Dylan Slocum of Phantom Limb. “We all love the song. Thematically it ties into the story of the record well but when we received the final mixes back and I started sequencing the album in my head, I just couldn’t hear a place for it in the context of the entire album. Whether it’s foolish or not, I still believe in ‘the album’ as a form, so I decided to cut the song. It’s less of a throwaway b-side and more of a companion to the album. And for a song about loss & missing someone dearly – listening to it after a year indoors, away from everyone I love, I think it might have aged even better by not coming out with the original.”
Listen to Phantom Limb here:
The band decided to cover their favourite DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE song thanks to the helps of the Patreon members which was set up during lockdown. Each month they would do a poll for songs for the band to cover from their various locations across the US & this was one of the choices. “DEATH CAB is a rare band that’s important to almost everyone in our band,” Slocum adds. “I think we’re all envious of their talent and the way they’ve managed to build and sustain a career while doing their own thing. They’re definitely a top five band for me personally.”
Listen to Blacking Out The Friction here:
Like what you heard? Be sure to check out our feature with the band here!
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