Edinburgh duo No Windows bring an impressive alchemy to their latest EP, “The Great Traitor”. They share a visual and descriptive run-down of the work, track-by-track.
Relatively fresh in the Scottish indie space, youthful Edinburgh duo No Windows bring a dazzling maturity and sonic cinema to their stellar new EP, “The Great Traitor”. Folk-tinged with a psychedelic age, the six-pronged body of work sees the pair step into adulthood with a musical confidence and pensive lyrical nous, their dual voices blending together into a coherent and beautiful harmonic presence.
In a Wonderland exclusive, the band share a visual and exploratory track-by-track of the striking project.
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Take in the track-by-track…
“Old Chain Pier”
Newhaven lighthouse. Old Chain Pier is a song that belongs to a very specific place in the world. That place being the Newhaven harbour near where Verity and I are from. So much of our formative years both as a band and as people are attached to that place and the song serves ode to that time and location.
“Morgan’s Bedroom.”
As a band we’ve been all around the continent, but if there is a place that serves as a collective home for us and our music it’s probably my room. Easter Island is the best example of our typical songwriting routine, Me sat at the desk, guitar in hand and Verity on the bed, head buried in her notebook.
“Return”
Return was written about a specific time in my adolescence where everything felt awkward and strange. This picture was taken during that time and was from the first photoshoot Morgan and I did.
“Tricky“
I wrote the chords for tricky using partial capo technique. I hadn’t used this before and although it can be finicky it allows you to write things that would be impossible using a more standard approach.
“Sugarcoat“
“Sugarcoat” was the hardest song to record in the studio. Unlike the other tracks I felt it times I lacked a sense of direction; it wasn’t flowing like it was meant to. But through this and with the help of producer Ali Chant and engineer Niklas Lueger, I learned the valuable lesson that it doesn’t always have to feel good to be good, and although pushing through the initial barrier can be tough it’s always worth it in the end.
“Brown Bear “
I wrote the first version of brown bear after seeing “Grizzly Man” by Werner Herzog for the first time. I was inspired by the chaos and ruthlessness of nature, and the internal contradictions that exist in the world, so I tried to channel those things when making the instrumental of the song. If you’ve seen the film you’ll understand the picture of the tent, if not I won’t spoil it.
