IT’S not often you receive a song in your inbox that’s inspired by “an abnormally long neck” – but that’s exactly what Mumble Tide have shared with their fun and fuzzy new single ‘Noodle’.
Living up to their reputation as purveyors of light-hearted fun, ‘Noodle’ is the nickname for what boyfriend/bandmate Ryan Rogers calls vocalist Gina Leonard – and they transform this gibe into just over three minutes of raucous, guitar-fuelled fuzzy chaos. With a guitar sound that’s achieved by ‘feedbacking a couple of 90s toy walkie talkies off of each other’, Leonard’s vocals just about make their way to the surface over the raw, unhinged and fun soundscapes.
She says “During the last string of gigs we played, I told the audiences that this song was solely written and inspired by my neck (which Ryan reckons is abnormally long and has adopted ‘Noodle’ as a kind of pet name) but really there’s a bit more going on. I think in life, I have a tendency to pick things apart until they’re a bit of a mess and Noodle paints an accurate picture of my heavily conflicted and rather ridiculous thought patterns. I guess it’s for people that don’t find it easy to relax and just be happy in themselves and where they’re at. There’s still a good dose of fun and silliness in there though, and a healthy awareness of the fact I tend to twist things way out of shape”.
Listen below.
