Spooky Season is here once more and what better way of getting ready than throwing yourself into the new single by WARFIELD - the so aptly-titled “Black Halloween”?
“For years,” says frontman Justin Warfield, “I’ve dreamed of writing a Halloween song which could not only be the kind of song I wished existed for my own playlists and listening, but so that I could contribute something to the pantheon if you will. Like, why can’t I write an evergreen holiday song for the goths, punks, death rockers, and freaks who live it before and after October?”
And then it happened, unplanned and unexpected. “One day I walked in the studio, picked up a guitar, and immediately started playing. As luck would have it, and as sometimes is the case, what came off my fingers straight away felt right.”
Rather than record it in a traditional way, however, “I took to Instagram and went live, writing the song in front of a live audience. At the end, I gave away the title, and tucked it away as I got ready for a tour.
“A few days before the tour, I wrote the chorus, but I still wasn’t happy with the verses. Then, a few hours before I had to leave for the airport for a European tour, I sat down, rewrote the verses, sang them, did a rough mix of the song, sent it off to the label, and to my mixer so he could put the finishing touches on it while I was flying overseas.”
The result first appeared as a truly captivating video this time last year.
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Today, however, this joyous, rambunctious and deliriously illustrative celebration of lifestyle, culture and lust makes its vinyl debut, but NOT, surprisingly, on scary black vinyl.
No, this one is bright red, blood red, and to make things even more entrancing (not to mention exclusive), there’ll only be 85 copies pressed - a super limited white label edition that is a must-have not just for WARFIELD’s dedicated band of followers, but for everyone who celebrates Halloween by digging out their seasonal singles and spinning them through the night.
And you can flip it over, too, because the b-side features a hypnotic remix by acclaimed darkwave duo The KVB!
“I tasked myself with a heavy lift,” concludes Justin, “to not only write something I loved, but which could stand the test of time, and though it came about in a truly unorthodox manner, and was finished just in the nick of time, I have to say I’m really pleased with how it turned out, and cannot wait for people to hear it and hopefully make it a part of their tradition and lives”.
“Sleep with all the lights on,” sings Justin… and indeed, you should. But only so you can see what you’re doing, while you do it, and who you’re doing it with. Happy Halloween!
VINYL: https://cleorecs.com/products/warfield-black-halloween-red-vinyl-white-label
