Hey Furs and Furettes
In the long while it’s been since I last updated we’ve finished new songs such as “Understood”, which Chris mentioned in his post: The song is me trying to picture a mentally handicapped person’s view of the outside world. They feel trapped and desire freedom and can’t understand how other people can keep them trapped and locked up when they’ve done nothing wrong.
I of course understand the song is a gross simpliflication and a mash of ideas, but i was inspired to write it after reading several articles on Autistic Savants. It is also partly inspired by my love of “A Beautiful Mind” which i find an amazing film. I can really see why it won the Oscar.
We also have another new song, which has just been completed called “Secrets”. It will hopefully be ready for it’s first play at our next gig, which is at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath on the 13th November. The song’s lyrics are inspired by the book Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card, which is a sequel to Ender’s Game as well as several situations in my life that would be better if people just told the truth.
Musically the songs are more riffed based and a lot less strummy. I think it’s an interesting direction and a definite departure from our earlier stuff, especially the trilogy of songs: “Distance”, “Watchmaker” and “Flight”, which feel very similar in style to each other. The songs are getting much more complex and everyone in the band is becoming much better muscicians.
Adiose
James Furs
