Rubbish Party On the Making Of “Flat By The Lake”
Credit: Love and Decay Album Cover
What was the creative process like for this particular song?
Hello I'm J. Edwin Galloway of Rubbish Party, Some quite enjoy studio work. For me and my mates though it's a process like pulling teeth. None of us are willing to settle for anything less than perfection and that doesn't come easy especially when you have 5 blokes with 5 unique creative visions. In all honesty, we probably recorded “flat by the lake” 80 times. A process I don't wish to relive but am ultimately satisfied with upon a listen.
How did you approach the arrangement and composition of the music for "Flat By The Lake?"
We found ourselves fascinated by the music of 1980s London whilst composing this track. My American counterpart wrote the lyrics. And I instantly thought of a simpler time. For him, that's when he and the misses were still together in their lakeside flat in Colorado. For me and the mates in England that took on a sort of nostalgia for a Britain that we never lived in. An 80s Britain where Britpop ruled the world and all was filled with optimism. We channeled that.
What impact do you hope "Flat By The Lake" will have on your audience?
I want the audience to feel the words: "Take me back." On a visceral level. We all have a time in our lives when it seems we trade anything to go back and relive. I hope the audience recalls that special time for them. If they laugh if they cry so be it.
Can you tell us more about you as a band?
We're 5 blokes on a cosmic mission through space and time. Same as any microscopic human being. We hope to be remembered for the sonic impressions we've left on this rotting planet. And hopefully they reverberate through time long after the inevitable heat death of the universe.
What role do you feel emotions play in your music, and how do you channel them into your performances?
I was raised in a proper English household where we didn't put elbows on the table let alone show genuine emotion. I suppose I'm quite the repressed person and that all comes out in our music. Sometimes violently. But I'm on a crusade against the critics, as our next album will reveal. Music, especially alternative rock, is missing its potency. I grew up in the 2010s with watered-down pub music. "Kick stomp clap" If you will. "We will never age." That sort of thing. I think the world is ready for something less sanitized.
