Single Focus: Golden Age Of Ballooning

Answered by: Chris Boardman

Single title: So They Say

What's the song about? So They Say explores the push and pull of remaining love in a doomed relationship.

How long did it take to write/record? Super quick for us! The first verse had been floating around for a couple of years but the band only started working on it in two months ago. Our last single took years!

Is this track from a forthcoming release/existing release? Golden Age Of Ballooning had planned to release four singles in 2016! We're running behind as we scrapped one, feeling we'd missed the mark. We'll put them on vinyl when finished, then start work on our debut album.

What was inspiring you during the song's writing and recording? The verse was written upon moving to Berlin with a band and after breaking up with my girlfriend to do so. Although not so much about that event, it's definitely an epic break-up song.

We'll like this song if we like... Do you dig uptempo-drama-rock maybe? Is that even a thing? There's a bunch of harmony guitars. Do you like those?

Do you play it differently live? Yes, mostly not as good! It's a very complex song and it's also kinda new for us. That said it works very well live, when we nail it, it stays nailed.

When and where is your launch/next gig? 8 Dec, The Old Bar

Website link for more info? www.facebook.com/GAOBband/