Subtle Distractions is a song by new Alternative Rock band, Fathers of Fury. This song is also Fathers of Fury's debut single . The song did not enter the Top 20 Weekly Airplay Chart
Writing and Recording[]
Subtle Distractions was written by Lead Guitarist, Ollie King after breaking up with his girlfriend. He spent several days confined to his house without speaking to anyone else before finishing the song and showing it to the rest of the boys. After seeing how good the lyrics were, the boys worked together on creating the music behind it. The song was put together in Freddie's garage in his house in Salford. The boys used a Recording Studio from there label - Junction Records - and set to work recording it. The boys recorded the song quite quickly with the help of Mind's frontman - Jason Smith - and also, that of Infinite's frontman - Eric Quillington.
Release and Reception[]
Subtle Distractions was released on the 10th of October to Download, and then the 11th of October to buy physically. The release went quite smoothly, with it flying off of the shelves in all stores that it was sold. There was no bad press about the song at all, so the boys deem there Debut Single as a success.
Track Listing and Descriptions[]
Subtle Distractions[]
The First Single from Fathers of Fury’s debut album is about the craziness of life, and how sometimes even the smallest things can catch your attention and take you to a whole different place. The inspiration for this song came when Ollie King’s girlfriend broke up with him, and everything reminded him of her. The song starts with the rhythm guitar starting up a tidy rhythm. Then the bass and the drums kick in and the song goes crazy. The rhythm guitar stays exactly the same the whole way through – this is to signify the idea of that thing that you are reminded of. During the chorus the lead guitar joins in with the rhythm and plays exactly the same tune – this signifies the moments when you are reminded of them. The line ‘Subtle Distraction’ is just a line from a verse, rather than being part of the chorus. This song was written by Ollie King.
Supernatural Scandals[]
Supernatural Scandals is basically about crimes that have never been solved; and how the perpetrator cannot be human to have caused that much damage and pain – and then for them to disappear also is unhuman. The song starts with a bang on the drum. Then 5 seconds of silence follows; which is then followed by another bang on the drum. 4 second of silence after that, there is a third bang on the drum. This continues until there are two bangs of the drum directly after one another. This then leads Freddie Johnson to spurt his drumming into a much quicker pace. At this stage the lead guitar starts playing a very high pitch sound over the top with the base and rhythm keeping up a quick sound below it. The chorus is a very loud and angry sound with Jack Straw almost shouting rather than singing. The song was written by Jack Straw.
Super Blackout[]
Supernatural Scandals is basically about crimes that have never been solved; and how the perpetrator cannot be human to have caused that much damage and pain – and then for them to disappear also is unhuman. The song starts with a bang on the drum. Then 5 seconds of silence follows; which is then followed by another bang on the drum. 4 second of silence after that, there is a third bang on the drum. This continues until there are two bangs of the drum directly after one another. This then leads Freddie Johnson to spurt his drumming into a much quicker pace. At this stage the lead guitar starts playing a very high pitch sound over the top with the base and rhythm keeping up a quick sound below it. The chorus is a very loud and angry sound with Jack Straw almost shouting rather than singing. The song was written by Jack Straw.