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Track-By-Track: The Fall Of Troy's In The Unlikely Event

Alternative Press - Rob Ortenzi on 9/29/09 @ 7:00 AM - altpress.com

Vocalist/guitarist THOMAS ERAK walks us through every song on the upcoming FALL OF TROY full-length, In The Unlikely Event.

Panic Attack
"This is about when you're surrounded by a lot of people and you have to take a step back and weed out a lot of them to figure out who your real friends are. The song was named 'Panic Attack' because I actually had a panic attack when we were recording the drums for it. I had to chill out for 20 minutes to recover, and then I realized, 'Well, I guess we've got the name of our song.'"

Straight-Jacket Keelhauled
"It's a song about moving on and making a point that it's very clear you're moving on. It's also very punk; the song is a kick in the teeth for sure."

Battleship Graveyard
"This is probably one of my top three favorite songs on the album just because I think it's a great example of what we can do as a band. It was kind of like the big brother to 'Straight-Jacket Keelhauled'; Both songs were written at the same time with the same mindset of moving on from something that's been holding you back."

A Classic Case Of Transference
"This song is also about eliminating someone from your life who's bringing you down. There are a lot of people in this world who try to transfer their actions onto someone else when they get the finger pointed at them and they're caught red-handed. Being in my early 20s, I see that a lot of that: people trying to blame their mistakes on other people. So that's a classic case of transference."

Single
"'Single' is about being single. We wanted to do something fun, something melodic that could make people really let loose when they heard it. I'm very happy with the way [bassist] Frank [Ene's] vocals came out on that song as well."

Empty The Clip The King Has Been Slain
"I think we were really happy that 'Empty The Clip The King Has Been Slain' is a catchy song, but done in a way that doesn't bastardize our sound. I was in Sweden taking in that freethinking frame of mind when I wrote it. It's funny because it's one of the most uplifting, positive songs I've ever written; it's a when-the-chips-are-down-I'll still-be-there type of song. Whether it's from a boyfriend to a girlfriend or a brother to a sister, it's just one of those kinds of stories."

People And Their Lives
"'People And Their Lives' is another song that was written during a panic attack and period of time when I was having a lot of anxiety. That song really speaks for itself lyrically so I don't want to delve too into the specifics, but I definitely think it ended up being far more melodic than it was when we started it. The song is very heavy and abrasive without the vocals, but it has an underlying melody that wants to come through so badly--and I think all the vocals brought out that melody."

Nobody's Perfect
"This is loosely based on a story about my identifying with a werewolf as a metaphor for a relationship. In the beginning it's all sunshine and you're strong--and then the night falls and as time goes by, the demons start to come out. The song is broken up into two sections: The first one is very melodic and then, in the second half, the night falls and the organ part comes out. We have a friend who's got this beautiful, operatic voice who we had sing over the organ, and it all came together for this really creepy, huge, destructive ending."

Webs
"'Webs' is just your classic love song; It's a song for anybody who has ever had somebody who has meant a lot to them and opened their mind to something and they'll never forget. I love old Motown and the Temptations' love songs because they make you feel good; they make you feel nostalgic and take you back to that place where you felt comfortable and at ease in your own skin. I want to take people to place, too."

Nature Vs. Nurture
"This is the story of a guy in his early 20s trying to find his place in the world, but it could apply to anybody. It's about being youthful, but looking into the future as well and figuring out where you want to go and what you need to do."

Walk Of Fame
"Hollywood is the catalyst for this song and it goes right at it, so that's another situation where I'll let the lyrics and song speak for themselves. It also addresses the idea of revolution because something new needs to happen; this old way of thinking about music and commerce needs to end. Let's move on. It's not working, it's never going to work and I don't want it to work."

Dirty Pillow Talk
One day I was driving by the club where Protest The Hero were playing and I saw Rody [Walker, vocals] on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette. I said to him, "Get in the van, don't ask questions." We started driving and I told him, "You're coming to lay down a vocal because I have this perfect thing to do on this record." We drove four blocks to the studio, he met Terry [Date, producer], went into the booth for 45 minutes and, viola, magic. He really added a nice dimension to that song. alt

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DoomShizzle Posted 09.29.09 at 11:59PM
SO EXCITED...



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