Cloud Control signed to bespoke independent label Infectious Music in 2010, and very quickly the tightly packed four-piece from the picturesque and rugged terrains of Australia’s Blue Mountains started to turn heads with the NME claiming “We’ve got a new bunch of favourite fuzzlings, and their name is Cloud Control” and noted BBC Radio 1 D.J Nick Grimshaw hailing Bliss Release the bands debut long-player “perfect for summer time”.
The first part 2011 saw Cloud Control complete a string of live shows on both sides of the Atlantic, including a grueling nine show campaign at SXSW in Austin Texas and support slots in the UK with Noah & the Whale, Mona and the Naked and Famous. During this first visit to Europe, respected Dutch music title Oor Magazine noted “Cloud Control is setting a foundation for an undoubtedly successful music year for them in Europe. Let The Vaccines, Mona and the rest fight over being newcomer of the year. Here in Paradiso stood one of the festival hits of 2011.”
Returning to Australia to play two sold-out headline shows, the band were specially requested by Foo Fighters to support them in a one off charity concert for Queensland Flood Relief.
With their amps still steaming Cloud Control jetted back to the UK for their debut headline tour. This ended triumphantly in front of a sold-out crowd at venue XOYO in London’s East End. And it seems as the weeks continue to unfold towards the UK & EU release of ‘Bliss Release’, more and more people are professing their love for the group, including Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 1 who tweeted “Watching Cloud Control filling the breathtaking Koko venue with their stomping harmonious beauty” and Drowned In Sound who declared “Cloud Control have made a tremendously enjoyable album.”
Cloud Control are Alister Wright (guitar/lead vocals), Jeremy Kelshaw (bass) and siblings Heidi Lenffer (keyboards/vocals) and Ulrich Lenffer (drums).
Ice Age Heatwave
Cloud Control Lyrics
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Married a pyramid crime wave
Married a crime wave
Snow White had her day
It's time to go
Running away from my halo
I wanna see
If I could go back
I would go back
I wanna go back
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Buried our fortunes in highways
Stuck to the ceiling in Times Square
Stuck to the ceiling
Yeah what a feeling
It's time to go
Running away from my halo
I wanna see
Mushroom clouds on a white sea
If I could go back
I would go back
I wanna go back
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Buried a crime wave
Buried to the crime wave
Bury the crime wave
It's a pyramid a pyramid
Buried a crime wave
Buried to the crime wave
Times Square Times Square
It's a pyramid
If I could go back
I would go back
I wanna go back
Ice age heatwave
The lyrics of Cloud Control’s “Ice Age Heatwave” are open to interpretation, but one possible reading is that the song speaks to feelings of being trapped in modern society and yearning for a different time, perhaps a simpler or more naturalistic one. The first verse contains surreal imagery about going insane on pavement and marrying a pyramid crime wave, which could symbolize the chaos and brutality of urban life. The line “Snow White had her day” could suggest that innocence or purity is rare or fleeting.
The chorus expresses a desire to escape from the singer’s “halo,” which could represent societal conventions or expectations. The phrase “mushroom clouds on a white sea” is a striking image that could reference nuclear war, environmental disaster, or a return to a primordial state of existence. The second verse continues the theme of feeling trapped but adds more concrete details, such as burying fortunes in highways and being stuck to the ceiling of Times Square. The repetition of “stuck to the ceiling” emphasizes the idea of being confined and powerless.
The final section of the song repeats the chorus and adds the phrase “buried to the crime wave” or “bury the crime wave” multiple times, which suggests a desire to escape from or erase the negative aspects of society that the song has been critiquing. Overall, “Ice Age Heatwave” is a haunting and poetic meditation on the human condition in the modern world.
Line by Line Meaning
I went insane on the pavement
I lost my sanity while on the street
Married a pyramid crime wave
Became deeply involved in a criminal organization
Married a crime wave
I was deeply involved in criminal activities
Snow White had her day
The innocent got their time in power
It's time to go
Time for me to leave
Running away from my halo
Leaving behind my perceived goodness
I wanna see
I desire to witness
Mushroom clouds on a white sea
Nuclear explosions over a snowy landscape
If I could go back
If I could turn back time
I would go back
I would return to a previous time
Ice age heatwave
A contradiction between eras
Buried our fortunes in highways
Invested in infrastructure projects
Stuck to the ceiling in Times Square
Feeling overwhelmed in a busy location
Stuck to the ceiling
Feeling trapped and unable to escape
Yeah what a feeling
What an intense sensation
Buried a crime wave
Hid evidence of criminal activity
Buried to the crime wave
Secretly covered up criminal actions
Bury the crime wave
Cover up the criminal activity
It's a pyramid a pyramid
A hierarchical structure, with the powerful at the top
Times Square Times Square
A busy location, often associated with entertainment
Contributed by Lincoln V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.