Image: Neelam VelaHome$lice’s new track “Was It Something I Said?” is pop that sits somewhere between ‘warm, fuzzy and stoned’ and ‘confused and lovesick’. If you are familiar with Melbourne’s Twerps you should have some idea of the bruised but sweet pop we are talking about.Written from the perspective of two people who know that they may end up together but are unsure when and how this will happen, the song stumbles along with hooks and harmony and will be identifiable to any twenty-something in Glasgow, Auckland, Johannesburg, Charleston or Beijing.Taken from the Glasgow band’s mixtape Citizen Kane 2 due for release April 29 it’s a track that’s been getting the “Whose this?” when we’ve been playing it in the office.We spoke to Josh McDowall from the band to find out more.Noisey: It’s a great song. How did it come about?
Josh McDowall: Scott and Alex wrote the guitar parts first and as they are a couple it felt like the lyrics should definitely have the vibe of two people coming together. Alex’s last name is Porteous and a while back I stumbled upon the Porteous family’s crest which had the words “I wait my time” over the top and this directly inspired the lyrics in the chorus. All of the music on our mixtape started out in Alex and Scott's flat so there's definitely a similar theme running thought all of the tracks.Is the $ in Home$lice love for A$AP Rocky?
The name was originally decided by our guitarist Scott and the $ was really just for jollies but we have quite a diverse taste in music and there’s definitely a lot of love for A$AP coming from our rhythm section.You've covered Sky Ferreira's "Boys". It’s a great song!
This was for a Valentine’s Day compilation on Glasgow based label Fuzzkill records. We were all in agreement that it was a great example of a modern love song and when Joe came in with the drums we knew it was a goer. In a way I guess it kind of flips the idea of gender stereotypes, having a guy singing it but it’s not something we were trying to directly address.Is there a particular reason your promo photo is outside the Rio Cafe? Looking at Zomato it has a pretty good menu.
A few of us had been in previously and just really liked the look of the place. Synaesthetically, I think the colours on the exterior are really similar to our music and yeah, the food is pretty class.
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Josh McDowall: Scott and Alex wrote the guitar parts first and as they are a couple it felt like the lyrics should definitely have the vibe of two people coming together. Alex’s last name is Porteous and a while back I stumbled upon the Porteous family’s crest which had the words “I wait my time” over the top and this directly inspired the lyrics in the chorus. All of the music on our mixtape started out in Alex and Scott's flat so there's definitely a similar theme running thought all of the tracks.Is the $ in Home$lice love for A$AP Rocky?
The name was originally decided by our guitarist Scott and the $ was really just for jollies but we have quite a diverse taste in music and there’s definitely a lot of love for A$AP coming from our rhythm section.You've covered Sky Ferreira's "Boys". It’s a great song!
This was for a Valentine’s Day compilation on Glasgow based label Fuzzkill records. We were all in agreement that it was a great example of a modern love song and when Joe came in with the drums we knew it was a goer. In a way I guess it kind of flips the idea of gender stereotypes, having a guy singing it but it’s not something we were trying to directly address.Is there a particular reason your promo photo is outside the Rio Cafe? Looking at Zomato it has a pretty good menu.
A few of us had been in previously and just really liked the look of the place. Synaesthetically, I think the colours on the exterior are really similar to our music and yeah, the food is pretty class.
'Citizen Kane' is available April 29.