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Idol; RE​-​run

by Westerman

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Idol; RE-run 03:31
Looking at the idol, On the upper rung, Throwing flowers to the crowd, A shot rang out. Behind the movement, All the pain, The doubt, There goes a juggling bear. There’s always going to be another. We don’t need no re-runs Looking at the idol, He looked bored, and he looked drunk. That matador, survival, Ammunition front, Is all gone now. Like Mother’s love. It’s all gone now. He’s out there running scared, Like any other motherfucker. Mother Fucker Mother Fucker Mother We don’t need no re-runs You wanted to call, but you’re Unsure of what you’d say. There’s blood on every ceiling. So you wait, and wait, And wait, and wait. People die waiting, For the lighting to come back, This way. All while looking at the idol. We don’t need no re-runs.

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Westerman — the South London-born and Athens, Greece based pop maverick — has returned with his first single in two years, “Idol; RE-run”

Written after he emerged from a period of disenchantment with making music, and with the future of his career feeling abstract due to the pandemic, it seemed unclear to Westerman whether the material he was working on would ever be heard. Creatively, this uncertainty offered a strange kind of freedom, and accommodated some of the most adventurous and unselfconscious songwriting of his career.

Co-produced with producer & percussionist James Krivchenia, “Idol; RE-run” is the first taste of Westerman's output during this period. Composed shortly after the storming of the US Capitol, “Idol; RE-run” is a meditation on false prophets and poisonous internet echo chambers, and an exorcism of sociological frustration."

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released October 12, 2022

Produced by James Krivchenia and William Westerman
Engineered by Philip Weinrobe
Assistant Engineering by Phil Hartunian and Fabian Prynn
Mix and Additional Programming by Marta Salogni at Studio Zona
Mastered by Heba Kadry, NYC

James Krivchenia - Drumset, Percussion
Ben Reed - Bass
Luke Temple - Synth
Mikel Patrick Avery- Percussion
Booker Stardrum - Percussion
Mat Davidson - Piano
Robin Eubanks - Trombone
William Westerman - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Synth

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