William Tooth

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William Tooth

Discover William Tooth’s debut album…

“NIGHT FLIGHT TO NASHVILLE”

TRACK SELECTION:

  1. Kira’s Day Off
  2. The Majesty
  3. I’m Not Down
  4. Deckchairs
  5. Speed Of The Lifetime
  6. Lost In Time
  7. Night Flight Of Nashville
  8. Take Me (I’m Yours)
  9. Surely
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1. Kira’s Day Off

 

Working life often feels like nothing but intrusions and distractions – much like my own head. Wouldn’t it be nice to just step outside for a bit of peace? So yeah, I’m giving the bird on my “out of office” reply.

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2. The Majesty

 

This was the catalyst for doing the whole project. I stuck the demo behind the opening titles of a popular US drama and it suddenly felt real, conjuring up an atmosphere and intention that drove the project forward. This is a spiritual song but it’s not particularly religious.

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3. I’m Not Down

 

I’ve battled with anxiety and depression all my life. Days go by when I can do very little, so I try to make the most of the “up” days by being ridiculously productive. On my low days I don’t necessarily feel unhappy or ungrateful for my lot. I just can’t get up.

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4. Deckchairs

 

It’s become a bit of a cliché now that we’re just rearranging the deckchairs (on the Titanic). I did have an unfinished middle eight part for this that was more hopeful and talked about how we can change the world with love. I have hope. But I wanted this to be hard and somewhat unforgiving – a wake up call.
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5. Speed Of The Lifetime

 

I hadn’t played anything live since I was a student until I performed this at a cabaret event at my daughter’s school. I was so nervous it may as well have been Wembley Stadium. This is written for my wife – there are lots of songs about first love, but this is about enduring love, warts and all.

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6. Lost In Time

 

I think this one tells its own story. I didn’t know her long and who knows what might have happened if I hadn’t made some spectacularly wrong choices. Wherever she is, I hope she’s happy.

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7. Night Flight Of Nashville

 

This was originally called Oh My Own Wyoming and I played it at campfire parties, mainly so I could attempt a country yodel. It’s skewed, nostalgic and idealised version of country music. I think it glues this collection of songs together nicely.

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8. Take Me (I’m Yours)

 

This is almost the flipside of Speed Of A Lifetime. Sometimes there’s a yearning to be swept off your feet by an uncontrollable passion and give yourself totally to the storm, even though you know the consequences would be dire.

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9. Surely

 

When I was a youngster learning guitar I was inspired by a friend of my parents who was pretty good at finger picking – country blues, ragtime etc. I loved all those guys like Blind Blake, Mississippi John Hurt, and Big Joe Williams but I like the more bluegrass-leaning stuff too, especially Doc Watson. It’s inspired a lot of my finger-picking stuff, including this.
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