Everything But The Girl Release New Track Run A Red Light
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Edward Bishop
Everything But The Girl have released a new track called Run A Red Light.
Following February's Caution To The Wind, the electronic ballad serves as the third preview of the husband and wife duo's upcoming album, 'Fuse', which is out on April 21.
Entwined with delicate piano lines, the track opens with Ben Watt on lead vocals, before Tracey Thorn merges with his voice. Head below to view its accompanying video, directed by Charlie Di Placido, who also created the clip for the pair's previous single, Nothing Left To Lose. Watt commented:
"I met a lot of characters during my years in clubland, and I wrote this song about the guy at the end of the night, who dreams his big moment is just around the corner. All the bravado and good intentions masking the vulnerability."
"I used mixed technology in the production to lend character," he added. "The piano is a looped iPhone recording; the synth that follows the vocal is a live take on an analog EMS VCS3 which were first made in 1969. Tracey chose to sing super-close to the mic to add intimacy. Some vocals are untreated, some auto-tuned. And then at the end we let the music appear to evaporate. It all just seemed to suit the story."
"The video is like a dream of the story," explained Thorn. "We've found with this record that choreography can express the emotion in our music without having to be too literal. The characters, the clothes, the movement, the direction all just fit. Charlie and his team really get the feelings we're going for. It's been a great collaboration."
The record is Everything But The Girl's first since 1999's 'Temperamental'.
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