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Warpaint - I’ll Start Believing

This might be a direct and immediate shot in the arm, but it’s still quintessentially Warpaint.

Photo: Mike Massaro

12th March 2015

When Warpaint released ‘No Way Out’ earlier this year they promised it was to be the “first in a series of new snags being released this year.” The second is now here, with ‘I’ll Start Believing’ getting paired up with ‘No Way Out’ for a double A-side release.

What instantly stands out about ‘I’ll Start Believing’ is its brevity. At 2:58 it’s remarkably short compared to pretty much anything Warpaint have done before, and with that comes a rare sense of urgency. While the four-piece are typically associated with stretched out, dreamy psych-rock, ‘I’ll Start Believing’ is a direct, immediate shot in the arm.

It’s all underpinned by Jenny Lee Lindberg’s driving, abrasive bass riff, which owes more than a hint to The Pixies. There’s still plenty of Warpaint to ‘I’ll Start Believing’ though, with the harmonised vocals instantly recognisable. Lyrically ‘I’ll Start Believing’ revolves around themes of parental abandonment, and once again it is hardly vague with its subject matter. Opening on “Daddy left me once, you know, he took off when I was six months old” there’s no room for confusion as to the songs subject. It’s not Warpaint as we know it, but ‘I’ll Start Believing’ is just as intense and beguiling as anything they’ve done.

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