Also, for the record Tom said AVA didn't need an external producer, but instead brought Critter onboard as an Audio Enginer to introduce larger sound design elements to the record.
Lyrically I’m just so, so curious by what will happen. Like are we going to get something of significance with meaning behind it ... or “18 and a wicker basket” & “get out dem boots and walk out the miracle mile” ? Chasing Shadows is literally a mad-lib thrown together. If you really just take each line by line slowly ... it’s a ride.
my favourite AVA lyrics are when he stops pretending anything he writes makes sense and just leans into the imagistic stream-of-thought stuff. really like Tunnels, Chasing Shadows, Diary for that reason. I have no further way of justifying it lol
I usually don’t pay much attention to lyrics when I listen to music. But when a really bad or WTF line pops up, it really sticks out to me. A lot of AVA songs have made me go “uhhhhh?”
Oh jeez. If this song is literally just bait for us to see his “announcement” about a separate project ... then yep, that’s Tom for ya! Haven’t seen that trick used before!!
It makes sense if this is the Strange Times music album that he says has a feature film attached to it.
I wouldn't be annoyed if this was music going with one of his movies/shows/whatever. He said AVA was recording music for it anyways. Hopefully we get the tour announcement with whatever else tomorrow. Haven’t cared for any AVA since I-Empire, but would be nice to see him in a smaller venue
The official announcement is 4/30, which is Tuesday, aka not tomorrow (but fortunately, just a short 24 hours after)
Seems odd, since the band has been teasing tomorrow. I'm streaming the station at work just in case though, haha