Local indie pop group Diamond Thug are back with some new music this week as they premiere their highly-anticipated new single ‘Empty Streets’. The group wrote the song about the feeling of being overwhelmed in the chaos of the world and, funnily enough, the song has taken on a new, stronger meaning since the country went into lockdown in a bif to flatten the curve of Covid-19 coronavirus infections in the country.
“The song speaks to the tension and anxiety that arises through digesting media and to the difficulties of filtering through propaganda in search of truth. Since lockdown, it’s clear that the words of the song took on new meaning,” the group explains in statement. “The chorus was intended to refer to a quiet, head-clearing walk through small town streets. However with the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns around the world, it’s obvious that the interpretation of the chorus has quite clearly shifted. Both the quiet walk and global lockdown serve as spaces for contemplation.
The group adds that “However, the pandemic has introduced a sense of urgency in evaluating our actions that we’d lacked previously. In the weeks since finishing this song and video, the issue of police brutality and structural racism both at home and abroad has rightly risen to the centre of public dialogue and continues to be an important focal point of our daily conversation. This song was not written with these times in mind, but it was written about our deep need for self-reflection and self-correction and we feel that now more than ever.”
Listen to ‘Empty Streets’ here:
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