Following on yesterday’s news about another of our favourite Isle of Wight bands, CHAMPS, today we have exciting news from the brilliant Plastic Mermaids.
This five-piece band from the Island have just released their latest masterpiece. If you’ve seen the band live you’ll recognise this track.
‘Saturn’ is fabulous smorgasbord of choral sopranos, interstellar synths, indie-pop, calypso and thumb-thumping funky bass.
If this doesn’t track get your toes tapping and your head popping like a funky chicken, we’re not sure what will. Pop over to The Line of Best Fit to listen to the track.
Inhale The Universe
The track is the first release from their upcoming EP Inhale The Universe.
Saturn is released by our lovely friends over at Cross Key Records on 15th December and will make a superb Christmas present for fans of the band (hint, hint).
Inspiration for the track
Doug explained the origins of the track to The Line of Best Fit,
“Saturn was inspired by my dreams about a field near where I grew up. The dreams always featured ghosts and I often thought if i went to that field by myself in the middle of the night i might be able to see the people I’ve known who have died. But then what if they weren’t there? The song is about whether it’s nicer to live with a possibility than it is to discover something isn’t real.”
18 musicians play on the track
He went on to explain the sheer number of people involved with the track,
“There are so many people playing on the track, 18 I think ! It was tricky to record, only about 20% of what we recorded made it onto the final mix. The hard part was ditching parts you’ve spent days working on. But you just have to remember that no-one else cares how long you’ve spent on it, they’re only interested in what it sounds like!”
We reckon the results are well worth the time spent. This is sure-fire winner.
