Kim Logan & the Silhouettes On the Making Of “Evil”
What was the creative process like for this particular song?
"Evil" was written in 2021, during a retreat to Silhouettes' bass player Alexis' family home in Normandie, a few hours outside of Paris... this was the first time the Silhouettes had come together since being separated by the pandemic in March 2020. This song crystallizes the rage I felt at the systems of government that were failing most of the world's citizens at such a divisive and apocalyptic-feeling moment... and they continue to fail us day after day, worsening still, world leaders choking our planet and our human race... I needed to say something.
Were there any moments in the recording process where you knew you had something special?
Silhouettes' guitar player Martin had the riff for "Evil" right away, just pouring out of him. I knew what I wanted to say, but I kept getting stuck on the phrasing, on the beat, on the timing of my verses. At a certain point in the kitchen, having some frustrated cigarettes and aperitifs, all feeling at an impasse, Martin had a little outburst and shouted "OK! We will all go into the room and play this song now, together as a band, and that's it!" He marched us back into the studio garage, and we had the song in an hour.
How do you feel "Evil" represents your artistic identity?
The classic country/blues vibe in the intro is something I both love and had to make peace with. I moved across the world from Nashville to the UK/Europe because of my evolution away from Americana music and the adjacent scenes and ideologies, but the American South will never leave my blood. Constructing a song like "Evil," which starts out in a world that reflects my love for the Delta Blues of the 1930s, but then ends up in a really heavy, cathartic, grungey place sonically and lyrically, is something I think I was always leading up to.
Can you tell us more about you as an artist?
There's a lot I could say about the artist I've been, but I'm really only interested in the artist I am becoming. I've understood that I need to speak in my music about geopolitics, and the esoteric history and fabric behind everything in our changing reality... my brain cracked open at my Saturn return these past years, and elevated my writing in a permanent way. I am just working toward everything I make being the sort of alchemical process I need it to be... that's how I'm finding authenticity.
Where do you find inspiration for your songs or musical ideas?
I find inspiration in the works of Richard Tarnas, Bob Dylan, PJ Harvey, Trent Reznor, Kurt Cobain, Henry Miller, Amy Winehouse, Mark Lanegan, Jack White, Carl Jung, Chris Cornell, Lana Del Rey, Thom Yorke, Rainer Maria Rilke, and my brilliant witchy artistic friends.