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Today, All This For Nothing, the dynamic and genre-defying progressive punk outfit, is set to shake the foundations of the music scene with the release of their latest single, Idle Man on Mongrel Records. The track, a raw and introspective exploration of existential boredom and the pursuit of meaning, promises to captivate listeners with its unapologetic sound and thought-provoking narrative.
The song tells a story of a man trying to find stimulation in the stories of other people in a bar. He realizes that people’s lives are pretty mundane and because he finds no entertainment in them, he reverts back to 'idle' behavior to fill the gap. The song's message resonates with the universal struggle to break free from monotony and find purpose in a world that often feels disenchanted.
When asked about the inspiration for the track, Chani, the band's enigmatic vocalist says, "Idle Man was inspired by the feeling of hopelessness and existential boredom. It is a feeling that I think everyone has dealt with in some form or another." Guitarist Paul adds, "At the beginning, I thought we were writing about someone else, but more and more I realized so much of myself was in the character being sung about. The idle man waiting for society to change. Less a judgment on society as an understanding that true change starts with the self, and that’s all we actually share as a society - a mutual ability to change."
Reflecting on the songwriting process, Chani shares, "Paul and Jacques had these crazy guitar ideas, but it took me some time to come up with a concept for the song. I had a few lines that I loved but I had no idea what to say. The writing was frustrating, and it made me hate the song, until I showed my best friend the few lines that I had, and she said it sounded like a person in a bar, drinking alone, speaking to random people. After that, the words came so effortlessly. If it was not for her, Idle Man would not be the beast of the song it is today."
The pre-production and recording of the track was done at Paul’s Asylum Studios in Pretoria, with the mix and master done by Scott Hallquist, who the band been working with for a few years now. Once again, the band brought in a long-time pal and all-around audio wizard - Justin Bernardo. He takes care of the delicate machine that is drum recording. He’s the nicest person and will pull out all the stops to get good tones.
lyrics
LYRICS:
Come and sit down
Stopped to pause
Forgot his personality at the door
As you found him -
His history relived on the floor
Was I not the person you were looking for?
Suddenly they all became uninteresting
In a seratonin-induced fantasy
Maybe it’s me -
Slowly forgetting my humanity
Striving for more than this revolving door parody.
(Chorus)
We’re depending on the empty words for clarity
Preferring the company of apathy
Unaware of the influence of energy
Personality, dissociating actor
Overthink
Full of doubt
Emotionless
Idle man
The confluence of every painful human story
Those bar-stool conversations
Of a man teling tales of mediocrity
Hands in his hair
Eyes speak his elegy
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