“Concrete” by Lazy Day – A Song Feature

 

     The intro of “Concrete” is an announcement that the listener will be treated to a cascade of hooks and riffs wrapped as a rhythm-emphasized parcel. When the vocals enter, the phrasing is choppy and sometimes fragmented. But the vocals work well within the context of “Concrete,” since the instruments similarly briefly jump into the song from Lazy Day, attract attention, and then withdraw.
 
      Indie Obsessive is not typically in favor of a single person playing most or all of the instruments of a song. There is likely someone who can play at least one of the instruments as well or better. And if the song is going to be performed live, it will need additional musicians anyway. But “Concrete” proves itself an exception. Lazy Day is the London-based project of Tilly Scantlebury, who in addition to taking on writing, production and programming responsibilities, contributes the vocals, the guitars, the bass, and the synth. David Newington is the drummer.
 
     “Concrete” is the fourth release from an upcoming album – “Open the Door.” The album, which will comprise 11 songs, is scheduled to drop on November 8, 2024, via Brace Yourself Records. To pre-order the album in any of a number of formats, visit the Bandcamp site https://lazydaylazyday.bandcamp.com/album/open-the-door.
 
     In an explanation of “Concrete,” Scantlebury said:
  “Concrete was a helpful metaphor. It’s strong and sturdy, as well as being extremely heavy. It was a useful framework for thinking about relationships which felt stable, but at the same time weighed me down. Writing the lyrics like vignettes of memories helped me gain a sense of perspective, as I tried not to carry the full load of responsibility.”
  “This song is a big shift from what I’d made before. Written later in the album making process, I was gaining new confidence, realising that the record could be whatever I wanted it to be. At the same time, expectations I had held of myself for so long were starting to fall away. It was an amazing feeling, especially when the content of the song is about the breakdown of trust, my fears about someone coming true, and facing the collapse of it all head on. Writing ‘Concrete’ felt like making a massive mess before doing the most concise tidy up ever. A bit of destruction in the interest of creation.”
 
     “Concrete” by Lazy Day

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Lyrics of “Concrete” by Lazy Day
No use sleeping in
Gotta get my work done
Sitting on the sofa
Trying to keep my hopes up
 
Heavy when I tell you
“What's been going on?”
Sitting on the concrete
Smoking
Bare feet
Are we having fun?
 
Saw it happening
Felt it when the mood dropped
Meeting at the table
I never got hopes up
 
Heavy when I tell you
“It’s all going wrong”
Sitting on the concrete
Talking
Downbeat
We’re already
We’re already done
 
No, no, no, no — no use
I saw it happening
 
Concrete
Heavy
Heavy
Are we having fun?
What’s been going on?
 
Never got my hopes up
Saw it happening
Never got my hopes up
It’s already done
Sitting on the concrete
Downbeat, down, downbeat
Down, down, down — downbeat
I never got my hopes up
Heavy
Concrete