Blonde Redhead are back with the new single “Before,” another sample of their upcoming album Sit Down for Dinner.
“Before” is billed as “one of the most sonically playful tracks on the album,” and encapsulates the feeling of being a kid and thinking you’re wise before the world inevitable jades you: “I don’t need to see/ I already know/ I can tell you I’ve seen it all before/ Once upon a time/ Was I a silent child seen it all before/ Stop before you run/ Before you make a run/ Turn it upside down,” vocalist Kazu Makino sings over a skittish beat.
Kazu explains the song’s backstory further in a statement: “Some children seem quite knowing as if they remember their past lives… or at least that’s the impression I get. The song is a sort of celebration of that kind of quality in a young person.” Stream “Before” below.
Sit Down for Dinner is out September 29th via section1. Blonde Redhead will celebrate its release with a world tour through the rest of 2023; find tickets at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program.
