It’s already been a huge year for The Kite String Tangle what with a highly talked about Splendour in the Grass set, a debut album, a national tour, an ARIA award nomination and now, a fresh new tune.
Does the guy ever stop?!
‘This Thing We Got’ can be found on The Kite String Tangle’s recently release self-titled album, which he says is his take on a summer tune, and is much less introspective and more light-hearted than his usual songs.
“I wrote this tune right at the very end of the album writing process, and it almost didn’t make the album. It’s got a really Californian feel to me, and it feels like a good cruising road trip song,” he said.
There’s a real 70s type vibe going on with the boppy productions and unexpected grooves, and if you listen closely you will hear a nod to a modernised Mark Ronson-esque horn section.
While writing this song, The Kite String Tangle actually planned it to be 30bpm slower than what you hear now. However, the slower melody didn’t go to waste and is sampled as the chorus. He describes this is as a “song within a song”.
Lyrically, the song is motivated by that honeymoon period feeling and the butterflies you get when you start dating someone new. Who doesn’t love that feeling?!
There are a few dates left on The Kite String Tangle national tour happening this week in Perth and Melbourne, and to give you a taste of what you can expect at one of his shows, TKST is also sharing this official music video of him performing ’This Thing We Got’ at The Tivoli in Brisbane.
‘This Thing We Got’ can be found on The Kite String Tangle‘s self-titled debut album which is available everywhere now via Exist Recordings
The Kite String Tangle is also excited to announce that he will be joining the Sounds Australia Trade Mission to South America next month for a series of showcase performances, after his album debuted at #5 on the Chile iTunes chart.
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