Words: Linn Branson
Freewheelin' Auckland 'supergroup' Thousand Island sound as good on this debut single 'Desert' as their relish namesake tastes.
The sub-four minute delicious track, released last week, has a real earworm melody, with Brad Fafejta's vocal sounding part US West Coast, and part echoing the moodiness of Australia's DMA's, while the guitar solo which comes midway is simply orgasmic. A timeless, chilled groover.
The Kiwi quartet - made of up Brad Fafejta (of Brand New Math/The Conjurors/Teen Wolf), Calum Gunn (Sere/Long Distance Runner), Samuel Walsh (Damsels) and David Coffey (The Insurgents/No Aloha) - recorded the track in one day with Edward Castelow of Dictaphone Blues, and is the first of four planned releases.
Brad Fafetja says the song was inspired by a return to West Auckland last year where he grew up and it bringing back old memories:
"No money, no car, just walking around, walking to the mall to kill time etc. Everybody has moved on, all your friends have left, and you are stuck in the suburbs or some small town and its uncomfortable and hot. I suppose it's a little about being some kind of unapologetic sun burned deadbeat!
"It also reminds me of driving down the Desert Road, which I used to do a lot in the summers, and really enjoy. The landscape suddenly twists into something else, and it can be very moody. I like to stop and hang out and walk around, and it usually annoys the people I'm travelling with."
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