Posted on deerhunter's blog-
"the music for strange lights was written entireley by lockett, who told me about a dream he had in which he and i and our friend walked into the sun together, knowing it was going to kill us, but we did it anyway just to be doing something together i guess. I think of this as an unrequited homoerotic lovesong from me to someone else. Its very complicated. It's mainly about brotherhood or friendship. It's about companionship, and facing uncertainty with someone to share it with. Pretty sentimental stuff but its the product of our interpersonal relationships and stuff and is really meant to be sincere."
To Aoshie, it would make absolutely no sense to put this song first. They weren't attempting to make it accessible to...whoever, they recorded this CD during two completely different sessions with polar opposite tones, feelings and execution. Bradford Cox has been noted to be dealing with a lot of personal issues during the making of this CD, which is vividly apparent on the first half. After the transition through ambient songs and mood swings, you arrive to happier tones and concepts. This belongs towards the end, because the CD as a whole progresses the same way production did.
Posted on deerhunter's blog- "the music for strange lights was written entireley by lockett, who told me about a dream he had in which he and i and our friend walked into the sun together, knowing it was going to kill us, but we did it anyway just to be doing something together i guess. I think of this as an unrequited homoerotic lovesong from me to someone else. Its very complicated. It's mainly about brotherhood or friendship. It's about companionship, and facing uncertainty with someone to share it with. Pretty sentimental stuff but its the product of our interpersonal relationships and stuff and is really meant to be sincere."
To Aoshie, it would make absolutely no sense to put this song first. They weren't attempting to make it accessible to...whoever, they recorded this CD during two completely different sessions with polar opposite tones, feelings and execution. Bradford Cox has been noted to be dealing with a lot of personal issues during the making of this CD, which is vividly apparent on the first half. After the transition through ambient songs and mood swings, you arrive to happier tones and concepts. This belongs towards the end, because the CD as a whole progresses the same way production did.