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Cry a Little [Single]

by Fingerless

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‘Cry a Little’ was recorded at Hunting Ground Studios with Wolfe Peterson (Blonde on Blonde, Golden Age of Ballooning). The song was originally written as an homage to the late Roy Orbison, and so when planning for the recording the band worked with Wolfe to lean into the classic sound of RCA Studio B. To achieve this, it was all about the microphones. The song was recorded live, with no click track, with as few mics as possible, and a healthy dose of vintage ribbon mics as well.

At the time when the studio session was booked, Chloe Turner had just played their first live show with the band, and was an easy sell to join in on this recording. Since there was the whole gang slated to sing the “shoo wah” parts together, the choice was made to record group vocal takes, where everyone sang at the same time rather than doing separate individual takes. That was one of those decisions that happens in the studio, which, as they often do, worked out really well as it sits a little more authentically 1950s in style. “Recording that way really makes you sweat,” says Cheeseman. “You don’t want to be the one that makes a mistake when everyone else lands a great take – so every take is 200%!”

And finally, probably the most important piece of the puzzle was the sunglasses. Wearing sunglasses was contractually required for the entire recording process (thanks John from 4000 Records for specifying this in advance), even though it ran very late into the night.

lyrics

Cry a little
I know you do
Laugh a little
I hope it’s you
Dream a little
We’ll make it come true

Lie a little
I know you do
Like the little dreamers do
Cry a little
I want you to

Just like the sandman
Over our heads
There is no tomorrow
A sleepwalker’s friend
There is no tomorrow
Just like you said
And I cannot follow
So I’ll cry instead

I know you do
I know you do

credits

released September 7, 2023
Marc Cheeseman - vocals, guitar, percussion, piano, keys
Warwick Epiha - bass, backing vocals
Jonny Pickvance - drums, backing vocals, percussion
Chloe Turner - vocals

Produced by Wolfe Peterson and Marc Cheeseman
Recorded by Wolfe Peterson and Marc Cheeseman
Mixed by Jeff Lovejoy
Mastered by Matthew Gray

Cover art by Marc Cheeseman and Midjourney

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Fingerless Brisbane, Australia

Fingerless have been sitting down at the banquet since 2009, sampling small plates of acid-folk in oyster sauce, deep-fried rock ‘n’ roll, steamy soundscapes, dried and salted neo-psychedelia and fresh electronica.

Washed down with an ice cold medieval folk ballad and maybe a dungeon-synth liqueur or two, the Meanjin based band can’t quite put their finger on their favourite flavour just yet. ... more

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