Love the tune as well, but have to mention that it comes directly from an apparent love of the mid-period music of The Cure. In fact, it's essentially a cross between All Cats are Grey (the initial drum pattern and sound, and distant keyboards) from 'Faith' (1981) and The Figurehead (drums again plus the mournful guitar figure that circles in and out) from 'Pornography" (1982). It basically takes a middle ground between the more aggressive doom (and drumming) of The Figurehead and the detachment of All Cats. Love TBS, but this flows so directly from these 2 and other similar period Cure (there are at least 4-5 other elements one could point to), that this must be considered an obvious homage, or what some may view as a rip-off. (YouTube provides an easy comparison) I prefer to consider it the former, not the latter, but everyone can form their own opinion.
Love the tune as well, but have to mention that it comes directly from an apparent love of the mid-period music of The Cure. In fact, it's essentially a cross between All Cats are Grey (the initial drum pattern and sound, and distant keyboards) from 'Faith' (1981) and The Figurehead (drums again plus the mournful guitar figure that circles in and out) from 'Pornography" (1982). It basically takes a middle ground between the more aggressive doom (and drumming) of The Figurehead and the detachment of All Cats. Love TBS, but this flows so directly from these 2 and other similar period Cure (there are at least 4-5 other elements one could point to), that this must be considered an obvious homage, or what some may view as a rip-off. (YouTube provides an easy comparison) I prefer to consider it the former, not the latter, but everyone can form their own opinion.