Time Spent Driving have shared “The Red Dress,” the final single from their new full-length Lost Leaves, out this Friday, August 21. Another standout from the record, the track is a strong example of the band’s melodic 2nd wave emo sound, built on layered and soaring guitar melodies that hearken back to early Jimmy Eat World, The Appleseed Cast, Christie Front Drive and Texas Is the Reason, while still sounding fresh and current and incorporating some of the broader sonic textures associated with 2010s bands like Moving Mountains.
The song has roots going back to around 2008, when an early version was first written but never finished. The band returned to it while working on Lost Leaves, rewriting most of the track and turning it into something new.
Lyrically, “The Red Dress” was inspired by a trip to Seattle and a failed attempt to catch a sold-out Rocky Votolato show. The darkly affectionate idea imagines the terrible timing of dying on the walk home and losing someone after everything a couple has been through together.
The track also features guest vocals from Chris Wicky of Swiss rock band Favez, a longtime friend of Time Spent Driving from the bands’ touring days.
Lost Leaves arrives Friday, August 21.
