Blonde Redhead share two new singles and short film
nme.comBlonde Redhead have debuted two new singles, ‘Sit Down For Dinner Pt. I’ and ‘Sit Down for Dinner Pt. II’, and an accompanying short film.The new singles are the title tracks from the band’s new album, which is set to arrive on September 29.
They follow the previously released singles ‘The short film was directed by by long-time Blonde Redhead collaborator Sebastian Mlynarski, collages historical news clips with footage of founding members Kazu Makino and Amedeo and Simone Pace.The songs were inspired by Joan Didion’s grief memoir The Year Of Magical Thinking, as well as Makino’s own reflection on her parents in Japan.
The album they are taken from is titled in reference to one particular line – “Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant.
You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.”Of the tracks, Makino said: “‘Sit Down for Dinner’ is written like a journal and I suppose it’s confessional. ‘Part 1’ starts with me living on a remote island and contemplating what to do. ‘Part 2’ is me writing to my mother and father alongside inspiration from Ms.
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