Featured Artist of
November 23, 2019
with
the song: Rubicon
Having just released their second album 'Suspended' earlier this year to
critical
acclaim, GOTA are now releasing their third single from it, 'Rubicon', along
with a thought provoking video written and directed by front man James
Smith. About the song and video the band say..
"In the lead up to writing Rubicon Niall and James had come to blows and
were not speaking to each other. Eventually Niall came in with this bass
line, which was what broke the silence between them. Working in close
proximity with each other for so long there is ultimately going to be
conflict; luckily this conflict gave us Rubicon.
The video is about two people who can’t talk, moving between Reality and the
Otherside; a dark and surreal look at relationships and conflict. Written
and Directed by frontman, James Smith, shot and edited by Oliver Kelly and
Alex Lynch and starring Laura Brady and Tadhg O’Rourke."
Their second album, ‘SUSPENDED’ brings with it a more mature sound and
central theme of hope born from moments of struggle. Talking about writing
the record, James said he had always previously found it necessary to try to
use his lyrics to speak to someone else. However when it came to moving
forward he found that familiar process transitioning into one that delivered
lyrics he identified as him searching for hope for himself. It’s that
intimacy and insular dialogue that deliver’s ‘SUSPENDED’’s big emotional
punch and creates inevitable internal conversations for the listener because
everyone can relate to them on a deeply personal level. While they admit
they write songs in what might be considered a backwards way, music first
and lyrics second, it's easy to see that it is born from an understanding
between four young men who have been creating together for over a decade.
This understanding allows them to continually bring each other outside of
their comfort zones. A lack of fear in suggesting things that might on the
surface level sound unorthodox, ultimately delivers moments of glory that
give this sophomore record brand new life.
Being so close for so long doesn’t come without conflict, yet even as
tensions rose and a battle between their own aggressions and sensitivities
reared its head, all it did was create a raw environment where only candour
could exist.
While every band becomes a family at some stage, brothers James and Dan grew
up in house where music literally moved the walls. If there was a fifth
member just as responsible for their sound, it would be that family home
which doubles as their rehearsal space. On a regular day you wouldn’t be
hard pressed to find their younger brother Kevin (widely known as Kojaque)
upstairs building a sonic movement that recently captured a generation in
this country and bands like Soda Blonde, formerly Little Green Cars, passing
you by at the stairs as they carry out their own rehearsals and writing
sessions. It's very easy to see why music has become the first language of
anyone who walks through its doors.
Teaming up with producer Ciaran Bradshaw, ‘SUSPENDED’ glues together
seamlessly but is never afraid to go places the previous track hasn’t,
providing big guitar moments that meet at a crossroads with the slower piano
driven junctures like the record’s heartbreaking first single Make You Mine.
You can’t help but feel that Gypsies on the Autobahn aren’t just wanted by
those who listen to them, they are needed. Four men unafraid to be
vulnerable in a society where that so rarely transpires. A voice for
everyday people who carry rreal tragedy but can’t help but move forward with
an infinite hope for the future.
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