Last year we were introduced to Sheffield emo outfit, The Throwaway Scene. Having impressed with tracks such as ‘Bury Me’, the quartet have returned with a song called ‘Talking Slowly’.
On the surface, it’s a thrill ride slice of emo rock which picks off from the momentum of their ‘On Death & Dying’ EP. However, lyrically the carries a deeper meaning to vocalist Oliver Hame. “We were writing this during a very low episode of my life, so naturally a lot of what I was feeling ended up in this weird little story I created to help cope with the idea of taking meds,” explains The Throwaway Scene‘s frontman. “The bad guy was offering a drug to help you slot into the idealised world he’d created, the main character is basically me writing about whether or not to take this drug to fit in. I didn’t know whether I wanted to be part of the world anymore. It took a lot to come back, and with this song, I got to feel like I came back fighting. It’s such a powerful, honest song and I’m so proud of every moment of it.”
‘Talking Slowly’s a potent and honest struggle with identity and acceptance. It results in an energetic and addictive track, with a cathartic core. Here’s hoping we hear more from The Throwaway Scene in the coming months.
