Thank You for Last Time
Project Blackbird
"'Thank You for Last Time,' Project Blackbird’s new single, sees the band’s shapeshifting sound subtly moving in a dub flavored direction. Echoing elements of spy-fi movie soundtracks, the band creates swirling grooves beneath a blanket of vocals that recall ‘60s French pop.
“'It was just two words in my head: time, fiction. That was the jumping
"'Thank You for Last Time,' Project Blackbird’s new single, sees the band’s shapeshifting sound subtly moving in a dub flavored direction. Echoing elements of spy-fi movie soundtracks, the band creates swirling grooves beneath a blanket of vocals that recall ‘60s French pop.
“'It was just two words in my head: time, fiction. That was the jumping off point,' notes vocalist Ming Nagel. 'I went back to Iceland a few years ago (after first going there in the '90s), and culled some of the lines in the verses and the spoken word part from a poem I wrote during that second visit. There’s a phrase in Icelandic that basically translates to "thank you for last time." It’s what Icelanders say when they bump into old friends. On the surface, the song is a love letter to Iceland; it’s an incredibly mysterious and inspiring place. On a deeper level, it’s about the elasticity of time and the process of grappling with getting older and meeting your past selves.'
"As the song unfolds like a slightly funkified casual Sunday drive, a dreamscape travelogue emerges, adding an air of mystery that hints at multiple layers of meaning beneath the surface. It’s otherworldly and earthbound all at once, defying time and creating new musical fiction." (Night Train PR)