Sydney’s Flickertail have dropped the second single, Back of My Mind, from their upcoming 5-track debut EP, Hurry Up and Wait, due for release on 16 March via Golden Robot Records and available for pre-order now.

Back of My Mind is the heaviest tune on the new record. There’s the staccato riff, which started life as a Led Zep-style open-string sort of thing – think Kashmir played by someone dressed as Ian Brown. With thoughts of getting girls up and dancing being much cooler than trying to sound like warlock Jimmy Page, they slowed it down and emphasised the 4/4 beat.  In the midst of reading James Joyce’s Dubliners whilst writing the lyrics to the song, there’s no small measure of his sense of imagery and metaphor through the verses. There’s actually a line lifted directly from one of his stories – if anyone finds it, the band will buy them a pint at one of their upcoming shows (tour dates further below).