GUM Shares New Track Would It Pain You To See? From Upcoming Album 'Saturnia'
Thursday, 27 July 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Grant Spanier
GUM has shared a new single, Would It Pain You To See?.
It serves as the second preview of Pond's Jay Watson's newly announced album, 'Saturnia', due out on September 15 via Spinning Top Records.
Following the record's opening track Race To The Air, which doubles as the lead single, the new cut unfurls across layers of instrumentation over minimal beats, with swelling strings, synths and a meandering guitar solo. Of the track, GUM said:
"I wrote this in lockdown with my newborn son, on my Wurli. My songs are never really literal or with obvious meaning, but if I had to say what this one is about it would be the conflict of apathy and caring a lot about something, that’s inside all of us. It seems to be particularly confusing and crude in today’s day and age. I love the beautiful strings part played by Jesse Kotansky."
Head below to view the new song's head-spinning video, created by Michael Hili, who added: "Jay’s such a talent, you can feel his fingerprint on every part of the song, a true studio wizard. The inspiration for the video came from imagining Jay in his backyard studio piecing together the track.
"Deep into the process, time passes and shifts, characters materialize fully formed in costume playing the strings part Jay is writing in his mind. Somewhere in the wee hours insecurity creeps in and you can feel the eyes of a few demons and inspirations."
GUM will play shows in Australia and the US in September and October, respectively. Tickets are on sale.
'Saturnia' tracklist:
1. Race to the Air
2. Muscle Memory
3. Argentina
4. Would It Pain You to See?
5. Fear of Joy
6. Music Is Bigger Than Hair
7. Real Life
8. Saturnism
9. In a Glasshouse (With No Light)
10. It Lies a Lifetime
GUM Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri September 08 2023 - PERTH Freo.Social
Fri September 15 2023 - SYDNEY Oxford Art Factory
Wed October 04 2023 - NEW YORK New York - Bowery Ballroom (USA)
Sat October 07 2023 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Black Cat (USA)
Fri October 13 2023 - HOUSTON Texas - Upstairs at White Oak Music Hall - Complex (USA)
Sat October 14 2023 - DALLAS Texas - Club Dada (USA)
Wed October 18 2023 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Great American Music Hall (USA)
Fri October 20 2023 - SEATTLE Washington - Here After/Madame Lou's (USA)
Sun October 22 2023 - PORTLAND Oregon - Polaris Hall (USA)
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