Little Comets have released their new single ‘Total Abject Paranoia’.
The song paints a picture of what the future might hold if we don’t start to challenge the politics of fear.
To celebrate the release, we delved into the track with lead singer/guitarist Rob Coles.
“The demo for ‘Total Abject Paranoia’ was patched together by me whilst Mickey was doing something else – lots of synths, backing vocals and a bit of guitar. Despite that, the demo was dreamy and slightly removed from reality, I knew that it needed a bit more thrust in a percussive sense,” Rob said.
“Luckily, Mickey pretty quickly realised the intention of the demo and filled in the gaps so that it builds really nicely and I love the guitar parts he added. We recorded the bass and rhythm guitar together as well which I think sounds good and gives it a bit more vibe. My favourite parts are the flourishes that came pre-vocal – the piano part in the middle 8 was just improvised so I didn’t have the fear of a “part” to learn and play.
“I also like the counter melody behind the second chorus (“on the cliffs…”). I don’t know why but I just feel that it is the true melodic voice of the words (if the words were a bird who could sing like a violin while flying this is how it would sound…) – this might sound crazy but it is almost animalistic – it conveys the emotion for me of the lyric. I think it is quite a hard concept to explain but I definitely feel that in this part of the song the synergy between that melody and lyric really works – again in a totally accidental, FELT way.
“I read an article ages ago about a songwriter who only wrote hits (imagine….) and he stated that he couldn’t understand why anyone would ever write a song that wasn’t intended to be a massive, successful hit. Other than being totally ignorant of any other intention or process for writing a song, it struck me that this was the opposite of my pre-set conditions for writing – in a song-writing and performance sense I live purely for the moments in which everything is irrelevant except for the pure feeling of the situation, regardless of consequence. I don’t often have these moments – in fact, I can probably pinpoint them they are so infrequent – but in playing that melody on ‘Total Abject Paranoia’, I was totally inside the song and it was a pretty crazy feeling.”
And you’ll experience how Rob felt when creating the single as you find yourself quickly immersed in Little Comets latest track.
Starting with a subtle underlay of their trademark jangly indie sound, ‘Total Abject Paranoia’ transforms into an immersive toe-tapping release with an ethereal sound, full of intrigue that leaves you anticipating what’s coming next. It’s a call for change without preaching, leaving you with thought-provoking lyrics to belt out loud.
You can listen to Little Comets ‘Total Abject Paranoia’ via Spotify below: