Everything But the Girl Release New ‘Fuse’ Song ‘Run a Red Light’ – Rolling Stone

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British duo Everything But The Girl have released a new song from their comeback album, ‘Run A Red Light’. fusereleased on April 21.

The song is a smoldering ballad, with producer Ben Watt weaving in buzzing synths and heavy kicks to accompany a steady piano progression. Tracey Thorn captures the invincibility and vulnerability that late-night adventures evoke, constructing a hook that sings, “Run the red light, forget the morning, this is tonight.”

“I’ve met a lot of characters in my years at Clubland. I wrote this song at the end of the night about a guy dreaming of his big moment just around the corner.” Watt said of the song in a statement: “All bravery and good intentions hide vulnerability.”

That theme is captured in the song’s music video, directed by Charlie Di Placido, in which two dancers (Vanessa Pang and Samuel Caleb-Baxter) flit around a large abandoned house and party hard. Trapped in a lonely room.

About the video, Thorn added: With this record, I found that the emotion of the music could be expressed without the choreography being literal. The character, the costume, the movement, and the direction all fit perfectly. Charlie and his team really understand what we are aiming for.It was a great collaboration. “

“Run a Red Light” is the third song shared by Everything but the Girl. fuse, Following “Nothing Left to Lose” and “Caution to the Wind”. fuse — The duo first teased last November before officially announcing it in January — Everything But the Girl’s first album in 24 years, following 1999’s capricious.

Started working on Everything But the Girl fuse In March 2021, he recorded the album with producer Bruno Ellingham at his home and a studio outside of Bath, England. “We recognized the pressure of a long-awaited comeback, so instead we tried to start with an open-minded playfulness, directional uncertainty, and an open-mindedness to invention,” Thorn said when the album was announced. said in a statement.

For 20 years Everything But the Girl was on hiatus, while Thorn and Watt (who is married) were busy with other projects and working together. Thorne’s work has included several solo her albums, EPs, and multiple memoirs, including 2021. my rock’n’roll friend, about her friendship with Lindy Morrison of The Go-Betweens. Watt, meanwhile, has his own record label, Strange His Feelings, and has released several albums of his own.