Wild Season

Album: Anything But Words (2016)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song features a vocal contribution by Florence Welch. Explaining how their collaboration with the Florence + the Machine frontwoman came about, Paul Banks told NME: "Interpol was on tour last year and our final show was in Ireland. And as I got off stage, she approached me... and she was super-sweet and friendly. So we talked and exchanged information, and then I kind of circled back to her."

    "Then we sent her the song and she reacted really well," he continued. "It was a great, very smooth kind of process, discussing with her the themes and the lyric [of the song]. And then she killed it once she got in the studio - she just f---ing killed it."
  • Florence Welch was on tour at the time, so she recorded her vocals in a different studio. Banks recalled to Billboard magazine: "That was very easy and a very effective kind of email communication. She sent me her lyrics and they were dope. I had tiny, tiny notes, she sang it and I had no f--king notes other than, 'Can you sing more, please?'"

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Jon Anderson of Yes

Jon Anderson of YesSongwriter Interviews

From the lake in "Roundabout" to Sister Bluebird in "Starship Trooper," Jon Anderson talks about how nature and spirituality play into his lyrics for Yes.

Mike Campbell

Mike CampbellSongwriter Interviews

Mike is lead guitarist with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and co-writer of classic songs like "Boys Of Summer," "Refugee" and "The Heart Of The Matter."

Lita Ford

Lita FordSongwriter Interviews

Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.

The End Of The Rock Era

The End Of The Rock EraSong Writing

There are no more rock stars - the last one died in 1994.

00s Music Quiz 1

00s Music Quiz 1Music Quiz

Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.

Lecrae

LecraeSongwriter Interviews

The Christian rapper talks about where his trip to Haiti and his history of addiction fit into his songs.