‘Universe Moves So Fast’ is the new single from Occurrence whose track ‘Fudge’ premiered on Joyzine back in January. Occurrence are Ken Urban (electronics), Cat Hollyer (vocals) & Johnny Hager (vocals) with Peter Mark Kendall (guitars) and here’s an exclusive word for Joyzine readers from Ken about the new track:
“This was one of those songs that came together really quickly. I wrote the music and lyrics right after the other. The lyrics were based on something Johnny had said about an expression in Spanish he remembered growing up in Mexico City. You would tease someone, calling them a naive little pigeon when you tricked them into giving you something. I ran with that image, thinking about how in life we all, at some point, become that naive little pigeon.
When I was in residency at MacDowell this past summer, I met this amazing artist Gina Kamentsky who made these gorgeous animated films. We hit if off, especially when we talked about music over beer, so I played her some of our stuff and asked if she wanted to collaborate on a music video. She immediately gravitated to our song ‘Universe,’ but she never wanted to know what the lyrics were because she thought it might influence her too much. But she did eventually ask, is there something about a pigeon in this song? She made this amazing piece with her collaborator Sarah E Jenkins. We think it captures the energy of the song perfectly.”
The track is built on a frenetic beat with bubbling synths and it’s only the vocal line and guitar riff that float in at half the pace. This creates a glorious tension between the feeling that the track is running away from you whereas the dreamlike vocals seem to be commenting from another dimension.
The video was directed by Sarah E. Jenkins and Gina Kamentsky
‘Universe Moves So Fast’ is taken from their forthcoming album Slow Violence which has a slated released date of April 7th. If you follow them through their Bandcamp page you’ll be notified when it can be pre-ordered.
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Lyrics:
Naïve little pigeon, you
Push it through
Let yourself be fooled
Naïve little pigeon, you
Push it through
Let yourself be wooed
Worlds are falling down
Who will wear the crown?
Universe moves so fast
Worlds are falling down
Who will be top clown?
Universe moves so fast
And How…
Naïve little pigeon, you
Push it through
Let yourself be fooled
Naïve little pigeon, you
Push it through
Let yourself be wooed
Review by Paul F Cook
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