If you’ve ever fallen too hard and fast for the wrong person, you’ll love “Habitual,” the latest track from Newcastle duo RAAVE TAPES. This track has a vulnerable emotional core wrapped in a dancefloor filler. It’s the perfect mix, because once you’ve wiped away your tears, dancing truly is the best therapy. If Lady Gaga and Nine Inch Nails had a baby, it might sound a little something like this. The cutting line “You put the dick in predictable” is hand’s down one of the best lyrics I’ve heard in ages.
“‘Habitual is a trick of the light, taking pop hooks and running an undercurrent of desperation beneath the surface,” explained Lindsay O’Connell, who takes lead vocals on the track. “It’s a self-reflection on the errors and faults we find in our behaviours, cutting the moody tones with a distinct pop edge and plays on words. We’ve blended our new production style with the original RAAVE TAPES ethos: not taking ourselves too seriously whilst discussing serious themes.”
“Throughout the recording process, we found moments where we asked ourselves ‘Can we get away with this? Are we allowed to do it?’ Then we remembered that the points are made-up and nothing actually matters,” added her partner-in-crime, Joab Eastley. “We stood by our game-plan of unapologetically committing to guilty pleasures. Live it up baby.”
Live it up indeed!
Image used with permission from Habit Music Co.; credit: Liv Jansons