Tenant From Zero today premieres “This Can’t Wait Til Later,” a lyric video in the tradition of indie-pop greats The Smiths and The Go-Betweens. “This Can’t Wait Til Later” features on Tenant From Zero’s debut album, Flight, which is released on CD and download via La Bella Figura Records this Friday, January 22, 2021.
Tenant From Zero is the recording persona of Brooklyn singer-songwriter Paul Darrah. Darrah sees the project as a continuation of the proud British pop lineage of the artists he has loved since his youth. “I’m drawn to singers with a sense of melancholy, romance, intelligence, and style,” he says.
Recorded in Norway, “This Can’t Wait Til Later” is propelled by a loping bassline reminiscent of The Smiths’ Andy Rourke, with shimmering guitar that effortlessly evokes the classic British indiepop of the 1980s. Warm backing vocals are contributed by Estella Rosa of the band Nah. The song aches with romantic longing although it’s delivered in a breezy pop fashion.
“My friend Tim came up with the chord progression — I was inspired to start singing this upbeat vocal melody instantly,” recalls Darrah. “The lyric evolved out of a relationship that a friend of mine was having with someone who had a drinking problem. It’s not exactly an ‘up’ topic but all the elements came together in a satisfying way. ”
The video for “This Can’t Wait Til Later” follows the November debut of Flight’s first lyric video, “The End Away.”This latest video was edited by German musician and designer Heiko Schneider.
Musical collaborators on the Flightsessions included producer Ole Johannes Åleskjær (The Loch Ness Mouse), Gary Olson (The Ladybug Transistor), Jorge Elbrecht (Tamaryn, Violens), Joe McGinty (The Loser’s Lounge Band), Frank Navin (The Aluminum Group), and others. Darrah wrote or co-wrote each of the album’s nine tracks, as well as played synthesizer and contributed drum programming.
Flight: Tracklist
1. ZRH
2. The End Away
3. This Can’t Wait Til Later (Darrah; music by Tim Johnson & Darrah)
4. The Bomb You Dropped
5. After
6. Properly Wrecked by John
7. Perfect Words
8. Yellow and Blue (Darrah; music by Tim Motzer & Darrah)
9. Still Empty Rooms (Darrah; music by Patrick McCarthy & Darrah)
All songs by Paul Darrah except where noted.
Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 produced by Ole Johannes Åleskjær and Paul Darrah.
Tracks 1, 4 and 7 produced by Paul Darrah.
