8/13/2023 0 Comments Passenger band songsP: It definitely is one of those moments too! I really like the line “And both the cats say hi. What are your favourite lyrics from this song? I’m spinning round, and I can’t stop, I can’t do this for long”. TB: Another song that I feel like would be one of those moments is ‘Sword From The Stone’, and what stood out to me was the line “Cause I’m fine, then I’m not. There are a couple moments on this record where I’ve attempted something similar, and this song is certainly one of them. But if you then listen to what Morrissey is actually going on about you will hear this very dark element to it. The Smiths are masters at writing these songs where if you don’t listen to the lyrics then they sound like total toe-tappers. It has quite a The Smiths feel to it with the jangly electric guitar, which is very Johnny Marr. P: It actually took a few attempts because we were trying something slightly different. TB: Did it take long to put together sonically as well? So I think it works at a micro and macro level. So it definitely comes from that very personal point of view, but it also speaks to us at global level with the way we live with everything we have, and all the luxuries we have, and we are still all anxious and depressed. I found myself in this wonderful situation with someone who was lovely and I had everything I could want, but I still wasn’t quite content or satisfied with it, and it was a really depressing realisation. P: It was definitely sort of born from a very autobiographical point. So can you explain how this track creatively came together? TB: ’What You’re Waiting For’ is a song that immediately stands out with it’s slightly upbeat production and the lyrics “If this ain’t enough, then I don’t know what you’re waiting for”. It’s a painful and uncomfortable few months but a really important time to document, I think. I started writing a lot of songs around that time, and what really interested me was that transition period from who you are in the relationship, to who you’re going to be. But it’s obviously a very painful and vulnerable time as you’re so used to being with someone, and the comfort and warmth that brings, and then suddenly your tumbling through life on your own. I’m not the first singer-songwriter to harness a heartbreak to write a record, in fact it’s not even the first time that I’ve done it. PASSENGER: I think now when I listen to the record it feels really joyful to me actually, which It certainly didn’t when I wrote it. When you listen back at the album in full, do you hear heartbreak more or a cathartic relief? THOMAS BLEACH: Your forthcoming new record ‘Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted’ is a confessional collection of tracks that reflects on the heartbreak stage of a break-up, and the emotions you go through to get out on the other side. I recently chatted to Passenger about the heartbreak that inspired the storytelling and sombre soundscape behind ‘Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted’, explored the process of writing a newer body of work and releasing that during lockdown before this record, as well as revisited some questions I asked him twelve years ago on his first Australian tour. It’s a tragic situation and awkward feeling that so many people have shared but don’t necessarily talk about candidly, so that’s what he’s done with this record.Ĭontrasting the emotional storytelling with a bold production, he’s endeavoured to find that sonical sweet spot that The Smiths honed into their sound with a toe-tapping sensibility that when peeled back reveals a dark storytelling and messaging. Inspired by a break-up he recently went through, he explored the concept of the in-between moments of having that person so prominently in your life to then letting them go and no longer having their comfort or touch. His twelfth studio album ‘Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted’ ( out now) is a return to the intimate storytelling that his first couple of albums were heavily influenced by. It’s safe to say that a lot has changed in-between that time, and in fact he’s released ten records, sold out numerous world tours, and ultimately found his voice as a highly acclaimed songwriter and artist. This was 2009, and then three years later ‘Let Her Go’ was unleashed into the world and went Number 1 in over 21 countries. Twelve years ago I witnessed the British singer-songwriter busking on the streets of Brisbane during Valley Fiesta, and I chatted to him for a magazine I was writing for at the time as an emerging artist I thought you should get acquainted with. Passenger is an artist who has always unashamedly been able to unravel his vulnerability through music in such a candid and honest lens.
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