Noir – ‘Black’ ft Caitlin


This beauty from Noir is out now as the opening track on his debut album. Here is what he had to say about the tune…

“This is about the hurt you feel when you can’t connect with the person you love.
Originally Caitlin sang this song to a different backing track. I loved the words and the way she sang it, but didn’t feel the music and vocals were the perfect match, so I started making new music around the vocals and the whole feel and melody changed completely. I had two ideas for this song. The first was a soulful vibe I came up with by playing the Rhodes and the other was quite different, with the old-school low-fi arp running. So rather than pick one I decided to put them together and use the arp idea as a surprise element in the song. I spent a lot of time over-producing the song to make it sound under-produced. I wanted it to sound gritty and old-school which can be hard with the ‘clean’ equipment producers have today. The lyrics and feel of this song made it the perfect opener for a Noir album.”


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