“The Beachland Ballroom”, released on September 28, 2021, is the debut single off of post-punk band IDLES‘ fourth LP, CRAWLER. Co-produced by Kenny Beats and guitarist Mark Bowen, the track was described by the band as “a soul song about coming back from trauma”.
On September 25, prior to the song’...
[Verse]
They could hear me scream for miles
The silence ringing for days
The wind that turns the trees
Made me sway, made me sway
Made me sway
Doberman, they stood proud
The ferns loomed as I lay
The waves slapped like shins to wood
And I laid, I laid, I laid
Inch by inch, foot by foot
I was on my knees for days
And then I sat on all fours
And I made, I made, I made, I made
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not praying, baby
I'm not begging, darling
I'm not praying, baby
I'm not begging, darling
[Chorus]
Soon as the rush went away
I need not look for a way
Damage, damage, damage
If you see me down on my knees
Please, do not think that I pray
Damage, damage, damage
Soon as the rush went away
I need not look for a way
Damage, damage, damage
If you see me down on my knees
Please, do not think that I pray
Damage, damage, damage
[Outro]
Damage, damage, damage
The Beachland Ballroom was written by Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot & Jon Beavis & Adam Devonshire & Mark Bowen.
The Beachland Ballroom was produced by Kenny Beats & Mark Bowen.
IDLES released The Beachland Ballroom on Tue Sep 28 2021.
“It’s the most important song on the album, really. There’re so many bands that go through the small rooms and dream of making it into the big rooms. Being able to write a soul tune like this made me go, fuck—we’re at a place where we’re actually allowed to go to these big rooms and be creative and...