After recording their debut album (Under the Cold Light of the Moon) at Abbey Road Studios last year, Sydney-based alternative dream rock band Crystal Cities decided to try out an entirely different approach for their upcoming second LP, Hold Me Close Hold Me Tight. This time there was no fancy studio or producer, but just the combined effort of the 3 individual band members.

Early indications of the album’s strength are good with lead single “Don’t Speak Too Soon” . Now Crystal Cities are back with the album’s second single, “Got My Back to the Wind”. The song demands very little from the listener besides pure enjoyment. It’s engaging, laid back, has one heck of a catchy chorus, and really just sounds like the band having fun.

“‘Got My Back to the Wind’ is based on a night out I had where I found myself at the casino till the late hours of the morning. I pieced together moments and characters from the night as inspiration for the song and based the narrative around a larger-than-life main protagonist – a sharp dressed, martini-drinking gambler with attitude, rolling with the big time players.⁣

The character finds himself winning effortlessly and thinking he can do no wrong. Draped in woman, with pockets full of money, and completely out of his mind, he eventually stumbles out of the casino in the early hours of the morning looking for the next adventure. ⁣’Got My Back to the Wind’ is the high before the hangover.'”⁣
⁣- Geoff Rana (vocals/guitar/keys)

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