COILGUNS – The Wind to wash The Pain

Known for their raw energy and unrestrained soundscapes, Coilguns take a bold step in a new direction with this track, showcasing a more introspective side. The single envelops listeners in melancholic harmonium layers, timpani, and haunting melodies, a stark contrast to the band’s usual sonic intensity. However, Coilguns doesn’t stray too far from their roots, ending the song with a climactic surge of distorted guitars and feedback.
Commenting on the single, lead vocalist Louis Jucker shares:
“When you’re feeling down again, and that pain feels like an old one, something you’ve felt already, almost familiar, too normal to bedangerous, yet too real to be ignored, only thing you’ve left to do is wait for the wind to wash it all away. Until it comes back again.”
With its poignant lyrics, the track is a profound exploration of recurring emotional turmoil and the futile attempts to escape it. “The Wind to Wash The Pain” is a fascinating addition to Coilguns’ discography, presenting a vulnerable yet powerful new facet of the band that will resonate with listeners long after the music stops.

Credits for the single

Kevin Galland – Harmonium, Synths, Backing Vocals • Luc Hess – Timpani, Percussion • Louis Jucker – Vocals, Guitar  • Jonathan Nido – Guitar

Track composed, written, produced by Coilguns, recorded by Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City, Thrice) in the Ocean Sounds studio, Giske (Norway), mixed by Tom Dalgety (The Pixies, Ghost, Royal Blood) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (Liam Gallagher, The Gaslight Anthem.

Antonio Bacciocchi

Scrittore, musicista, blogger. Ha militato come batterista in una ventina di gruppi (tra cui Not Moving, Link Quartet, Lilith), incidendo una cinquantina di dischi e suonando in tutta Italia, Europa e USA e aprendo per Clash, Iggy and the Stooges, Johnny Thunders, Manu Chao etc. Ha scritto una decina di libri tra cui "Uscito vivo dagli anni 80", "Mod Generations", "Paul Weller, L’uomo cangiante", "Rock n Goal", "Rock n Spor"t, Gil Scott-Heron Il Bob Dylan Nero" e "Ray Charles- Il genio senza tempo". Collabora con i mensili “Classic Rock”, "Vinile" e i quotidiani “Il Manifesto” e “Libertà”. E' tra i giurati del Premio Tenco e del Rockol Awards. Da sedici anni aggiorna quotidianamente il suo blog www.tonyface.blogspot.it dove parla di musica, cinema, culture varie, sport e con cui ha vinto il Premio Mei Musicletter del 2016 come miglior blog italiano. Collabora con Radiocoop dal 2003.

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