Photo by Rachel Winslow
V.V. Lightbody will return with her sophomore album Make A Shrine Or Burn It Out on May 1st via Acrophase Records. Lightbody, who is also a member of Lala Lala, has recently returned with the release of the album’s second single, “Horse On Fire.”
The track at its heart carries the weight of a tender folk atmosphere but deviates from that path in more ways than one. There are experimental elements and grooves, with some well place saxophone that gives the song a bit of new dimension from what you may be immediately expecting.
Lightbody explains the creation of the track below:
Although sonically playful, “Horse on Fire” was initially written from a place of anger. I was pissed. It’s about someone in my life who did something almost unforgivable and then skipped town – not giving anyone time to understand what happened, heal, or forgive. How can you love someone who messed up like that? How did you not see this coming? “Horse on Fire” works through that feeling while also reflecting on the more tender moments of a deep friendship.
“Horse on Fire” is the most indulgent track on Make a Shrine or Burn It: excessive saxophone, a disco-esque bass line, and a double Farfisa solo. I let this song be a loose cannon as a response to frustration, and that’s where the song wanted to go.”
Enjoy a listen to “Horse on Fire” below.
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