Deerhoof have shared a new single called Wedding, March, Flower.
Following Sit Down, Let Me Tell You A Story, the calming piano-led love ballad serves as the latest preview of the band's "studio debut" and their first all-Japanese album, 'Miracle-Level', due out on March 31 via Joyful Noise Recordings.
Sung in Japanese by the band's drummer Greg Saunier, the song comes with a video featuring studio footage of its unorthodox creation at No Fun Club, with Saunier playing piano and bassist and lead singer Satomi Matsuzaki on drums. Saunier commented:
"I was flirting with my partner Sophie and sent her a video of me humming and playing the piano. Deerhoof was starting to get songs together for our next record. No one had suggested we needed any tender piano ballads, but Sophie convinced me to show it to my bandmates anyway. I was so touched when they were into it.
"The real kicker came when Satomi wrote lyrics. They were in Japanese, so when we first rehearsed it, I wasn’t even sure what I was singing. But Satomi had written a love song about a wedding. Satomi and I ended our marriage over 10 years ago, and it hasn’t always been easy for any of us to keep the band going. Our songs have always been one way that we all process our feelings with each other. Co-writing and performing ‘Wedding March Flower’ with her was really intense."
Deerhoof will support the LP with a previously scheduled North American tour starting on March 31 in Toronto and wrapping up in Chicago on July 17. Head here for details.
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