Tim: We got sent this a while ago, but in my disorganised manner I’ve only just got round to listening to it; apologies to Leo, because it is in fact rather good.
Tom: A quick viewer warning for scenes of torture and strange violence in the video, and not-particularly-enunciated profanity in the lyrics.
Tim: First things first: that annoying bit in the middle with his head under water.
Tom: That’s how you stop people ripping it off YouTube.
Tim: It is, yes, but fortunately I’ve found a way past it. You just need to grab a big bowl of water yourself, put your head in it, and press play. A minute forty five later, pull your head out for twenty seconds, and then you won’t notice anything. Sorted.
Tom: Genius. But never mind that, I want to know how his shirt stayed on while she’s dragging him across the ground like that.
Tim: Now you mention it, it is a slightly disturbing video; annoyingly I can’t really make out a lot of the lyrics so I’ve got no idea if it’s justified. According to his e-mail, “People often ask me: ‘What it is this song about?’… Those are questions of no importance to me. Nothing really matters until you actually feel the heartbeat of the singers voice”, so I thought it would be a bit rude to ask him. It seems to fit well with the tone of the music, though, so I’ll let it pass.
Tom: Yep, other than the occasional bit of possibly-swearing I’m not sure I could make much of it out.
Tim: The actual music, though, is quite good. A tad depressing, a bit low-key, but as a depressing low-key song it works well. I for one certainly want to go into my bathroom and start…
Tom: Don’t finish that sentence, Tim. Just… just don’t.
Tim: Spoilsport.