Single Focus: Jakarta Criers

Answered by: Seaton Fell-Smith

Single title? Long Way Around

What’s the song about? The song portrays the hesitations and uncertainty that life presents, making difficult decisions... all that fun stuff.

How long did it take to write/record? Long Way Around took a while. It had a previous life in a very different form yet the same recognisable guitar lines. Finding an organ on the side of the road may have helped.

Is this track from a forthcoming release/existing release? Not at this stage...

What was inspiring you during the song’s writing and recording? Hoes and tricks. Plus the beautiful surrounds and atmosphere of Applewood Lane Studios which is now sadly up for sale...

We’ll like this song if we like... The National, Birds Of Tokyo, Sir Paul Dempsey.

Do you play it differently live? Not overly; a little heavier if anything. It does give one of us a chance to play some keys, which is nice.