Blues” can be interpreted as being (in a similar vein to “Holy, Holy”) about a person that is obsessed with their own image and importance while in truth they are living a fantasy to escape their insecurities. The first few lines describe a person who credits themselves with independence, artistic sensibilities and a firm worldview. However, they seem to be vain since they’re writing poetry in public, create literature about themselves (“talk about yourself in the past tense”) and are obsessed with making their own knowledge obvious to others (the empty turn of phrase “Do you know w… read more
Blues” can be interpreted as being (in a similar vein to “Holy, Holy”) about a person that is obsessed with their own image and importance while in t… read more
Blues” can be interpreted as being (in a similar vein to “Holy, Holy”) about a person that is obsessed with their own image and importance while in truth they are living a fantasy to esc… read more
Geordie Wade Greep (born 20 August 1999) is an English musician. From 2017 to 2024, he was the frontman and lead guitarist of the rock band black midi. He met bandmates Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, Cameron Picton, and Morgan Simpson at the BRIT School - from where they would then go on to form Black Midi. The group got their start performing gigs at Brixton pub The Windmill, which had been the only one to accept Greep's emails sent to various music venues. After being signed to Rough Trade Records in 2019, the band has since enjoyed critical acclaim with their three studio albums, … read more
Geordie Wade Greep (born 20 August 1999) is an English musician. From 2017 to 2024, he was the frontman and lead guitarist of the rock band black midi. He met bandmates Matt Kwasniewski-Kel… read more