The band weaves intricate guitar lines, hypnotic vocals, and driving post-punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between the soundscapes of psychedelia and intimacy. The group has gone through many line-up changes, including actress Shannyn Sossamon and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.
In early 2009, their self-released debut EP "Exquisite Corpse" soared straight to #1 on legendary Los Angeles Amoeba Records’ local artists chart. By September 2009, Manimal Vinyl reissued it on CD and vinyl, complete with a new bonus track, ‘Krimson’. Mixed by John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), the EP successfully captures the band’s sonic textures and playful dynamism that they’re notorious for creating in a live setting. With a buzz already in the air, Warpaint is now beginning to stir the masses with praise in the US and abroad. Dazed and Confused calls "Exquisite Corpse" "a collection of magical psychedelia drifting over sublime moments of raw melody courtesy of the three free ethereal vocalists,” while The Independent adds, “They make a quite lovely sound with dreamy vocals, off-kilter hazy guitars.”
On October 25, 2010, the band released their debut album, The Fool. The album received a glowing review in the NME. Prior to the album's release, the band contributed a cover of the David Bowie song "Ashes to Ashes" to We Were So Turned On, a Bowie tribute album released in conjunction with War Child.
"Shadows", the first single from their debut album, was released as a digital download and 12" vinyl on January 10, 2011. A remix of the single, "Shadows (Neon Lights Remix)", proved popular; managing to be playlisted by BBC Radio 1 as part of the In New Music We Trust.
Warpaint toured the United States and Europe in the spring and summer of 2011 to promote the album. They played at various major festivals including Bonnaroo, Glastonbury Festival, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Rock Werchter and Electric Picnic.
In 2011, the rerelease of Undertow charted in the UK at number 92 and also in Australia at number 75. On September 25, 2011 they played the prestigious Hollywood Bowl (as a support act).
As early as 2011, drummer Stella Mozgawa, in an interview with NME, expressed the band's intention to "experiment and write with one another" as the current line-up had never composed songs "from the ground up" together. Bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg further indicated that most of the newer songs were written by "just jam[ming] and free-flow[ing] onstage".
In February 2013, Guitarist Theresa Wayman confirmed to NME that the band intended to create a minimalist sound on Warpaint, revealing that the band developed songs at soundchecks, and experimented more with acoustic guitars and percussion instruments on the album. Lead vocalist Emily Kokal noted that R&B and rap music was an influence on Warpaint and stated that on the album there are "things that have drum machines and ambience, music that's more than standard rock." Kokal added that the album is largely keys-based, which contributed to the overall sound being "definitely different" from the band's previous album The Fool (2010).
Produced by Flood and mixed by Nigel Godrich, Warpaint is due to be released in Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Switzerland on January 17, 2014; January 20 in Denmark, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and January 21 in Spain and the United States on Rough Trade Records. A snippet of the album's lead single, "Love Is to Die", was featured in an advertisement for Calvin Klein on September 25, 2013 and later as part of a teaser for an upcoming documentary of the same name about the recording of Warpaint. The single was released on October 28 with the pre-ordered digital version of the album.
On November 20, Warpaint performed "Composure," from The Fool, as well as new songs "Love Is to Die" and "Keep It Healthy" on BBC 6 Music with Steve Lamacq in the United Kingdom. The next day, an article from the December 2013 issue of Dazed & Confused magazine appeared online, providing insight into the making of the new album, as well as the accompanying documentary, filmed by Jenny Lee Lindberg's husband and filmmaker, Chris Cunningham. Lindberg later confirmed in a November 24 interview on XFM that Cunningham's documentary would be made available shortly after the album's release.
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Warpaint Lyrics
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She will eat you alive
Like cyanide it's poison
She'll eat you alive
Don't you battle we'll kill you
We'll rip you up and tear you in two
Don't you battle we'll kill you
We'll rip you up and tear you in two
We'll rip you up and tear you in two
Only in the sound of the voices I scream
I'm an angel don't tell me what I did
You saw me standin' on my own mountain
? not to put it longer
Tears are not worth their weight
Your love faded is over ?
Your another one in a long long time
Wrestling people for peace
Wrestling people for peace
Only in the sound of the voices I scream (x3)
I make room for everyone
I make room for everyone
I need to take a break
If you had to go where I was not looking out
It won't happen anymore but look what I found
I was always talking too much
Only in the sound of the voices I scream
Only in the sound of the voices I scream
The opening lines of Warpaint's song Disco//Very describe the potential danger and allure of a friend's melody. The following lines compare the effect of the melody to cyanide, emphasizing the toxicity of its power. The repeated lines of "Don't you battle, we'll kill you, we'll rip you up and tear you in two" suggest that the melody is not just a harmless tune, but something to be reckoned with. The singer's assertion that they are an angel, combined with the image of standing on a mountain, adds to the suggestion that this power is both divine and dangerous.
The next section of the song begins with a difficult-to-parse line about not putting something off. It then moves into a meditation on the transience of love and interpersonal connections, with the repeated line "your love faded is over?" suggesting disappointment or disillusionment. The line "your another one in a long long time" hints at a sense of resignation or fatigue with fleeting human connections. The mention of "wrestling people for peace" complicates this picture, however. Wrestling suggests a struggle, but for peace rather than domination, suggesting that the singer desires something more lasting and meaningful than mere relationships.
The final lines of the song return to the repeated refrain about screaming in the sound of voices. The repetition and near-meaninglessness of this phrase add to the sense of futility or frustration expressed elsewhere in the song. The singer seems to be seeking a way to break out of a cycle of disappointment, but is struggling to find it.
Line by Line Meaning
I've got a friend with a melody that will kill
I have a friend whose music is lethal
She will eat you alive
Her music has the power to engulf you completely
Like cyanide it's poison
Her music is like a potent poison
She'll eat you alive
Her music will devour you
Don't you battle we'll kill you
Do not confront us, we will defeat you
We'll rip you up and tear you in two
We will brutally destroy and divide you
Only in the sound of the voices I scream
My true voice is only heard within my music
I'm an angel don't tell me what I did
Do not judge me, for I am innocent
You saw me standin' on my own mountain
You witnessed my personal triumphs and victories
? not to put it longer
I do not wish to elaborate further
Tears are not worth their weight
Crying is not always a worthwhile pursuit
Your love faded is over ?
Your love once strong, is now gone
Your another one in a long long time
You are not the first and will not be the last
Wrestling people for peace
Struggling to find peace within oneself and with others
I make room for everyone
I am inclusive and accepting of all
I need to take a break
I require a rest
If you had to go where I was not looking out
If you left my field of vision
It won't happen anymore but look what I found
It will no longer occur, but I discovered something valuable
I was always talking too much
I used to talk excessively
Only in the sound of the voices I scream
Again, my true voice is only heard within my music
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: EMILY CAMILLE KOKAL, JENNIFER LEE LINDBERG, STELLA ZOFIA MOZGAWA, THERESA BECKER-WAYMAN
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@sirfizz6518
Dunno....ya know that part of learning a skill where u have just gotten some sense of what goes into the craft but your own skill and understanding is pretty limited so you're really just in awe of what really talented people can do?
That's where I'm at lol 😅
I hear it and pick up on details of awesome things that are at play, but i have little if any clue how it's achieved. Just a bedroom producer ngl. Put me at a Pro Tools station and catch me slackjawed. I'm the dude looking over the shoulder in amazement.
Just hype... 🎉
Esp now hearing the band does it themselves.
What I'll say is they really dial in the tone of every instrument, the amps and drums, how everything is mic'd, and how it's recorded, processed, mixed and mastered to achieve what seems the exact desired effect.
This is one of those bands where you can listen to a track over and over, keep picking up new details and really dig how brilliantly everything is put together. ❤
@mandapanda3307
Why am I just finding this gem? Like seriously, born in 81 and how did I miss this? It's been on a loop for the better part of 4 hours. Obsessed.
@Iconisms
Same as you. Born in 81and Just found it now.
@brownky3
Joining the born in 81 thread
@arthays5327
Born in '70 and this hits all the buttons. Just remarkable music. Incredible that these two tracks are the same band. These ladies have so much depth.
@bloodaonadeline8346
no one knows until they know.
@pinmojo7670
parody girl
@SteveJobzz
The bassline and the bassist's dance is what makes this
@noonesland2471
indeed
@RobertSlover
killer drum beat as well. vocals could use some work.
@spacebender7856
It’s definitely the dance for me