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"
The Hunger
The Distillers Lyrics
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Hold on tight, I never knew I'd know much more than this
Open sky, the wave of pain the scent of you is bliss
Hungry eyes, they stare at me I know, I know
DON'T GO!
Summertime, the taste of saint secretes of perfume mist
Lonely sky, the more you take the more that I give in
Holy eyes, I never knew, I know, I know
DON'T GO!
Hold on to the memory, yeah
It's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Blood lost
Blood lost
DON'T GO!
Hold on to the memory, yeah
It's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Hold on to the memory, yeah
It's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Blood lost
Blood lost
Hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Heeey, hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Huh,
Uooehh... Uooehh... Uooehh...
Uooehh... Uooehh... Uooehh...
Uooehh... Hey-hey, I miss you
Yeeeaaah, heeey, hey-hey-hey
I miss you, oooh
The opening lines "Holy eyes, I never knew I'd beg down at your feet, Hold on tight, I never knew I'd know much more than this" sets the tone of The Distillers' song The Hunger. It's a song about longing and desire for someone or something that the singer can't have. The refrain "Don't go!" throughout the song amplifies this desperation, and the lines "Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got, I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost" evoke a sense of holding on to what's left of that desire.
The second verse adds to the theme of desire with lines like "Console the mind, I take it in the lips of pink I kiss" and "The more you take the more that I give in". The song's title "The Hunger" can be interpreted in different ways - it could represent the singer's sexual desire or a hunger for validation and attention from a person. Overall, the lyrics in the song are quite open-ended, allowing listeners to relate to the song based on their personal experiences with longing and desire.
Line by Line Meaning
Holy eyes, I never knew I'd beg down at your feet
I didn't imagine myself being so submissive to you
Hold on tight, I never knew I'd know much more than this
I had no idea I could experience such intense emotions
Open sky, the wave of pain the scent of you is bliss
Being around you hurts me, but it's also pleasurable
Hungry eyes, they stare at me I know, I know
I can feel your desire for me through your eyes
Summertime, the taste of saint secretes of perfume mist
Summer reminds me of the sweet smell of your body
Console the mind, I take it in the lips of pink I kiss
Kissing you makes me forget about my troubles
Lonely sky, the more you take the more that I give in
You can have as much of me as you want, I won't resist
Hold on to the memory, yeah
It's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Remember our time together, it's the only thing that brings comfort
I trust that you'll be there for me when I'm in trouble
Blood lost
Blood lost
DON'T GO!
I'm bleeding emotionally and I need you to stay with me
Hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Heeey, hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Hey-hey-hey, yeeeaaah
Repetitive vocalizations conveying emotional pain and desperation
Uooehh... Uooehh... Uooehh...
Uooehh... Uooehh... Uooehh...
Uooehh... Hey-hey, I miss you
Yeeeaaah, heeey, hey-hey-hey
I miss you, oooh
More vocalizations expressing longing and sadness, culminating in a direct statement of yearning for the other person
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Ruben Alvarez
Holy eyes, I never knew I'd beg down at your feet
Hold on tight I never knew I'd know much more than this
Open sky, the wave of pain the scent of you is bliss
Hungry eyes, they stare at me I know, I know…
Don't go!
...
Summertime, the taste of saint secretes of perfume mist
Console the mind, I take it in the lips of pink I kiss
Lonely sky, the more you take the more that I give in
Holy eyes, I never knew, I know, I know
Don't go!
Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Blood lost
Blood loss
...
Don't go!
Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Blood lost
Blood loss
...
it's you
I need you
vivlove
Holy eyes, I never knew I'd beg down at your feet
Hold on tight, I never knew I'd know much more than this
Open sky, the wave of pain, the scent of you is bliss
Hungry eyes, they stare at me, I know, I know
Don't go!
Summertime, the taste of saint secretes a perfume mist
Console the mind, I take it in, with lips of pink I kiss
Lonely sky, the more you take the more that I give in
Holy eyes, I never knew, I know, I know
Don't go!
Hold onto the memory, it's all you've got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost, blood lost, blood loss
Don't go!
Hold onto the memory, it's all you've got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Hold onto the memory, it's all you've got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost, blood lost, blood loss
I miss you
I miss you
Joan Segel
LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Holy eyes, I never knew I'd beg down at your feet
Hold on tight, I never knew I'd know much more than this
Open sky, the wave of pain, the scent of you is bliss
Hungry eyes, they stare at me, I know, I know
Don't go!
[Verse 2]
Summertime, the taste of saint secretes of perfume mist
Console the mind, I take it in, the lips of pink, I kiss
Lonely sky, the more you take, the more that I give in
Holy eyes, I never knew, I know, I know
Don't go!
[Chorus]
Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Blood lost
Blood lost
Don't go!
[Chorus]
Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Hold on to the memory, yeah, it's all you got
I know you'll be there to soak up blood lost
Blood lost
Blood lost
[Outro]
I miss you
I miss you
Gen Sanx
The Distillers are so underrated. They don’t do it like this anymore.
Grut Frut
First 2 albums were great.
УТРО
They don't have Dave grohll
Gen Sanx
@УТРО they don’t need him.
УТРО
@Gen Sanx of course they need better drummer
Tess
Check out Hands Off Gretel
ReadyUp
This album has aged very well. Still in my regular rotation all these years later.
blAckspot
Fuck yeah!!☝️😎💨
GGSD
The fkn best man
Johnathan Loxton
It's been 16 years since I discovered this and while it's not in regular rotation for me it still blows my mind every time I listen to it again.
Also out of all of the wide range of great music I have listened to, I think Brody might have delivered the best vocal performance of any album.