This is the hook… let’s look on the upside.
Lush arrangements accompany the brand new single from The Maitlands, ‘Where Did It All Go Wrong’ to add drama and melancholy to this epic song about the world in pieces. Slower, more downbeat and pessimistic than the usual Maitlands projectile, this shows the real range and scope of this most flexible of bands.
Expense is added to expanse as the music paints a picture of grey Northern skies over grey Northern factories in grey Northern towns. Caffeine and TV the drugs of the nation. An insight into a world where ITV BE exists.
Carl’s vocals are slow and drawled here, when this timbre is added to a spacious song, the end result is like Elvis singing a Suede album track.
The carnival keys really sell the song, their playful / doleful tones painting an image of a down on its luck circus in Dukinfield, camped in a car park opposite B&M, the chief clown smoking roll ups in the roll, face paint dribbling down his cheeks.
Structurally the song is in some ways similar to ‘Speedway’ by Morrissey, with dehumanised drum patterns bringing the song to an end like the gruelling end of a late shift at the meat factory.
Repeated patterns of words mimic the repeated patterns of life. Hand me my golden shovel, watch as I dig my own grave.
The song is available on Bandcamp and for a limited time, there are a set of remixes too!
https://themaitlands1.bandcamp.com/track/where-did-it-all-go-wrong
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