Adorned by what can only be described as a Warby Parker-wearing gangsta corgi on the cover, We Roll Like Madmen's second AF single, "Always Late," is just in time to fill the cool summer shade. The track follows their recent impressive music video for "You Thought You," and, according to the duo, came about pretty organically.
WRLM explains to Transverso,
“Often times, I find myself procrastinating by producing music of no use in particular. It’s usually the day before some project is due that I’ll be spending my time writing drum loops or making wonky sounds instead of actually concentrating on the task at hand. ‘Always Late’ started from one of those distractions and it wasn’t until much later that we developed it into anything. Those initial strokes on a blank canvas end up meaning more in hindsight. ‘Always Late’ is the feeling of life changing while we are at our least mindful. Whether it feels good or bad, you can’t go back.”
Despite what their name implies, the Madmen show a lot of restraint on "Always Late," patiently building upon a skittering beat and pulsing bass as the song slowly evolves over its runtime of five minutes even. Appropriately, Jordan Young's hypnotic vocals don't even first appear until 4:15, though whether you can consider that "late" or not is all relative.
Listen below. AF is due out October 7 via Post-Echo.