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Daisy Surf

by Seabass

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Songwriters: Jamal Malik & Ollie de Savigny
Band Members: Jamal Malik, George Prosser, Albert Cobham & Ollie de Savigny.

Daisy Surf encapsulates the sound of a band trying to find their own place within the noises that they love, finding its initial inspiration in early ‘80s surf rock and expanding into 2010s indie.

The song came to be in early 2017 when Jamal sat down with a laptop microphone held up to a bass amp and thrashed together some jangly guitar riffs and a driving bassline. After a bit of editing, he showed it to Ollie to see if he wanted to collaborate on some vocals.

At this time, the band was merely conceptual, and simply consisted of four friends seeking an escape from an increasingly stiff-collared educational institution. Early Seabass was a cover band, playing bar & drama nights at their university.

Bars, drugs, looking pasty and being hasty are all aspects of a modern 20-year-old’s life in London. We are surrounded by a frantic atmosphere, where nobody stops to talk, and everybody has somewhere to be; it becomes increasingly difficult to just put your phone down and experience a moment fully, or to easily discern which connections are authentic against those which are fleeting, and whether or not they can be both at the same time.

Daisy Surf is Seabass’ expression of these anxieties, and calls for a re-do on our attitudes towards authenticity and empathy. After 5 months of a quarantined lockdown, many people will be sympathetic to the time we can lose to stress and worry.

The song was recorded in its entirety at home, bedroom produced by Jamal and then mastered by Ben Gibbon.

lyrics

Intro

North, West, East, South

North, West, East, South

I said North, West, East, South

North, West, East, South



Verse 1

Something doesn’t add up, are you looking for love

Or music or drink or drugs?

Didn’t reach for her hand because you don’t understand,

What exactly it is that makes you feel like a man



Leave your phone at the bar,

don’t take any pictures, don’t take any pictures

Yeah you’re not going far,

yeah I’m gonna miss ya,

yeah I’m gonna miss ya



Verse 2

Rarely these days, have you got time,

To slip off your watch and forget your mind (it’s alright)



Hmm, so stop giving in, and stop looking down

Pick yourself up, and spin her around



Catching a gaze, and you’re flashing a smile,

So don’t look away - don’t look away for a while



Don’t look away,

So don’t look away,

So don’t look away



NORTH / WEST / EAST / SOUTH



Bridge

Four-pointed useless little thing,

I’m falling deeper and deeper in…



You’re looking thin, you’re looking pasty,

They always say - so let’s not be hasty

I’m okay, I lost my mind, I lost my way, can we rewind?

Can we rewind?



I lost my way, I lost my mind

I lost my way, can we rewind?



North, West, East, South

North, West, East, South

I said a North, West, East, South

North, West, East, South



(I lost my way, I lost my mind

I lost my way, can we rewind?)

credits

released July 24, 2020
Songwriters: Jamal Malik, Oliver de Savigny
Vocals: Oliver De Savigny, Jamal Malik
Guitar: George Prosser, Oliver de Savigny, Jamal Malik
Bass: Jamal Malik
Drums: Jamal Malik
Synth: Jamal Malik
Mixed by: Jamal Malik
Mastered by: Benedict Gibbon

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In your face, rhythmic surf/shoegaze with at once raucous and jangly post-punk guitars and serene vocal harmonies. Based in North London, Seabass' members met at university in 2017, starting off as a cover band before writing together and hopping on the London gig circuit in 2018. Seabass are also an excellent source for your daily Omega 3 intake. ... more

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