If this music string were a narrative, The Slits track is kinda the playing the hungover morning to the raucous all-night-drug-addled-god-knows-what-happened-last-night frenzy that was the previous 4 tracks. Things have unravelled, there’s overflowing ashtrays and warm beer everywhere. Is that a chicken? Nevermind. It’s time for a cup of coffee and an assessment of next steps. I can be angry, start breaking shit and find that asshole that “sharpied” my whole face, or I can look into the eyes of the dewey morning, find my missing tooth and make a more positive choice.
err.. something…
With this Hercules and the Love Affair track, I am setting things up for a bit of a feel good ending. It has nods to the lanky funk and randomness of the Slits but is mostly innocuous (in the best way of course). There is intentionally not a lot going on here. Just a moment to breath, take a hot shower and prepare for the next day.
r. smigielski
Filed under: Vol 01, Hercules and the Love Affair, Mixtape, NEIMT
