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The story behind: Gomez's 'Airstream Driver'
Thursday, June 04, 2009
We talked with Gomez drummer Olly Peacock when the band was here during the South by Southwest Music Festival in March. 'Airstream Driver' is on the band's recently released 'A New Tide.' Gomez plays Monday at Stubb's with J.J. Grey and Mofro. $18. stubbsaustin.com.
'The lyrics for 'Airstream Driver' were actually pieced together,' Peacock says. "I'd written the song at home and I took it to the studio when we were working late at night. I needed some words, so we Googled 'Red Red Meat,' because we were working (producer) Brian Deck, who used to be in Red Red Meat. We thought just for a joke we'd take some lyrics and use them just for the time being, and in the end they were just so befitting we kept them. That was an interesting way to do a collaboration – without someone actually wanting to collaborate. The lyrics are totally obscure to others, but they fit. It was an interesting lyrical excursion.'
— Brian T. Atkinson
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