The Distillers split for the very first time in 2004, Brody and Tony have since formed a new band called Spinnerette. Ryan Sinn joined Angels & Airwaves after The Distillers split, but left A&A after two years.
Brody announced the emergence of Spinnerette, a semi-solo project in March 2007. She stated in an interview that, "Spinnerette isn't a band, it's me and whichever musicians I want to work with at the time." Spinnerette released a digital EP called Ghetto Love, via their Official Website on December 11th, 2008. On June 9th, 2009 the band made their entire debut album available for listening on their MySpace page. The album, Spinnerette, was released in the UK on June 15th, 2009. The first single was Baptized By Fire.
In November 2012, Brody Dalle announced on Twitter that she was working on a solo album, featuring Alain Johannes and Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and Shirley Manson of Garbage.
In November 2013, Dalle announced that she had signed to Caroline Records, a division of Universal Music Group, with the intention of releasing her debut solo album in early 2014. The album was produced by Alain Johannes, and features guest appearances from Shirley Manson of Garbage, Nick Valensi of the Strokes, and Warpaint's Emily Kokal. Dalle is scheduled to promote the album and support Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age on their Australia/New Zealand tour in March 2014.
In January 3rd, 2018 Brody Dalle and the band shared a short 30 second trailer video teasing new material and captioned with the words ‘THE DISTILLERS 2018’. Dalle has also changed her Facebook cover photo to The Distillers logo. During 2017 Dalle shared photos of herself at work in the studio.
In 2018, they have been touring the United States and Europe. In September 2018 they released their first EP as a band after 15 years: Man vs. Magnet, which includes a new edit of Brody Dalle's 2014 song "Blood in Gutters" as a B-side.
This new edit has a different lyrics, but it kept the chorus line "Find your weakness, kill it"
Cincinnati
The Distillers Lyrics
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Ain't nobody around
I've been to your city
Ain't no city like Cinicinnati
The first time I've been there
In the rollin heat
I saw black love spent
I saw white dust choke
and kill and end the violence
And I know I'm running the American Dream
Red, White, and Blue blood
Run at the seams
Bitter sweet liberty
Don't mean shit to me
Hey I've been to your town
Ain't nobody around
Hey baby I've been
To your city
Ain't no city like Cincinnati
Hey I run along to Mexico
Some water is cold up the coast
You know I bleed the sun
The ressurection
I run along to Ohio
Drive past the grave
of an old romance
Never felt more alive than
Suicide Cincinnati
And I've been to your town
Ain't nobody around
Hey baby I've been
To your city
Ain't no city like Cincinnati
Here we are...
In utopia
The Distillers’s song “Cincinnati” portrays the singer's experience in travel and the different perspectives she has encountered. The song is a protest against the American Dream and the emptiness that comes with it. According to the lyrics, the first time the singer went to Cincinnati, the city was deserted, and no one was there. She describes the city as being unique and not comparable to any other city.
The singer goes on to describe the violence and chaos that she witnessed. The effect of white dust chocking and killing everyone in sight also appears to have left a vivid memory of the city, and she speaks of how it ended the violence. The song suggests that the American Dream, epitomized in the red, white and blue, is falling apart. The concept of bitter, sweet liberty represented by the American Dream is lost on the singer since it doesn't mean anything to her.
As she runs along the coast, she describes the beauty of the scenery, and although she bleeds under the sun's heat, she ultimately finds a sense of renewal and resurrection. As she passes an old love's grave in Ohio, the singer confesses that she has never felt more alive than in suicide Cincinnati. The song ends with the singer and the audience in a utopia, a world that is a better version of reality, an idealistic view of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been to your town
I have traveled to the place where you live
Ain't nobody around
I did not see or meet anyone there
I've been to your city
I have visited the larger, more urban area near your town
Ain't no city like Cincinnati
There is no other city quite like Cincinnati, Ohio
The first time I've been there
The initial occasion on which I visited the city
In the rollin heat
During a time when the weather was very hot and uncomfortable
I saw black love spent
I observed people who had devoted themselves fully to one another, only to find that their love had been depleted or exhausted
and angel wings
A metaphorical reference to a feeling of spiritual uplift or transcendence
I saw white dust choke
I witnessed the negative impact of pollution or environmental hazards on people and their surroundings
and kill and end the violence
The aftermath of conflict or aggression, which can have lethal consequences
And I know I'm running the American Dream
I am pursuing the concept of success and prosperity that is often associated with American culture
Red, White, and Blue blood
A metaphor for patriotism or nationalistic fervor, which can lead to aggressive or destructive behavior
Run at the seams
To unravel or fall apart due to strain or tension
Bitter sweet liberty
A complex idea of freedom that can involve both positive and negative aspects
Don't mean shit to me
I do not value or care about this concept
Hey I run along to Mexico
I fled the country and went to Mexico
Some water is cold up the coast
The temperature of the ocean changes as you travel along the coastline
You know I bleed the sun
I draw strength or inspiration from the sun, which is often associated with vitality or energy
The ressurection
A feeling of personal rejuvenation or rebirth
I run along to Ohio
I traveled to the state of Ohio
Drive past the grave
I drove past a cemetery or burial site
of an old romance
A reference to a past relationship or love interest
Never felt more alive than
I was energized or invigorated to a degree that I had not previously experienced
Suicide Cincinnati
An expression of despair or hopelessness associated with the city of Cincinnati
Here we are...
A transition to a different section of the song
In utopia
A reference to a perfect or ideal world that may not exist in reality
Contributed by Ellie A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.