I wrote the song about being a singer in a band, and standing up to address lots of people in a very serious way as though I must have something meaningful to relate something the audience needs to hear. The band’s frontman Andreas describes how the song came together: “ ’Pure Misery’ is about finding or putting yourself in a position where you are expected to have something important to say, and realising that you don’t really. Is it self-importance by the narrator or simply an inability to convey their message? The almost screeching “I gotta tell you something” is followed by a garbled incomprehensible wittering. Andreas Christodoulidis delivers a vocal which is unhinged, choppy and, quite frankly, impossible to sing along to! Musically ‘Pure Misery’ is in the vein of post-punk with foreboding guitars and a drum beat throughout which adds to the drama of the track. Glasgow band Humour release their new song ‘Pure Misery’ and its inspiration comes from the viewpoint of fronting a band. Why We Love It: There are times when knowing the background to a track adds to the enjoyment of it. The follow-up to his recent single ‘Arcadia’ is a perfectly formed vignette of some beautifully sheltered beach, possibly a large crescent of white sands, from where Panes reflects upon a life lived and lessons learned with a perfect balance of concern and contentment conveyed in the purity of his voice. These are the words of the Dorset-based folk artist, Roo Panes, talking about his brand new track ‘Letter to the Boy’. It reminded me of some of the beaches in north Scotland – so it kind of kickstarted a trip we took up to the Scottish isles for writing the album.” It was a dark stormy sky with a child holding a candle hopefully, sheltering the flame against the wind, and I wrote into that. Explaining a few of the hurdles and then finishing with the question “now you know – will you go?” The scene is set on an idealistic ivory shore that actually came as an image to me one night. Why We Love It: “The song as a whole is a reflection on things you would say to the “boy” you. But that’s not to say some of these aren’t Tracks of the Year contenders because they just might be.
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