Former Franz Ferdinand Guitarist Nick McCarthy Announces Manuela Project, Shares New Track
Monday, 11 July 2016
Written by Jennifer Geddes
Former Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy has announced his new project, Manuela, and shared a track, Cracks In The Concrete.
McCarthy's departure from the band, in order to spend more time with his family and work on other musical projects, was confirmed last week. His new band is a collaboration with his wife, ManuelaGernedel. She said of the track:
Lyrically Cracks In The Concrete, like much of the album, is skipping back and forth between a narration and internal monologue. The line “cracks in the concrete” was partly inspired by the French phrase “sous les páves, la plage!” which came up during the student revolts there in May ’68. Roughly translated it says “there is sand underneath the pavement!” It’s talking about the potential of things breaking and breaking up things. Everything is morbid and falling apart and you have to keep on telling yourself that it’s going to work itself out (“everything is healing”).
Listen to Cracks In The Concrete below following its premiere with Stereogum.
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