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Artist Emét recounts drunken nights out on new song ‘Sticky Floor Serenade’
March 9, 2022
Single Release
Artist Name
Emét
Song Title
Sticky Floor Serenade
Sticky Floor Serenade
Genre
Indie-Folk
Indie-Folk
Pre-save Link
https://listen.antifragilemusic.com/stickyfloorserenade
https://listen.antifragilemusic.com/stickyfloorserenade
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/itsemetofficial/
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Song Details and Information
Inspired by a series of nights out with my friend and fellow musician Paddy Clarke (who originally wrote a song called Sticky Floor Serenade, released in 2020) the track recalls smoking in the rain, listening to The White Stripes and getting tackled by a nightclub bouncer while dancing to The Sugarhill Gang’s Apache (Jump On It). The single is accompanied by a music video starring myself and Paddy Clarke, which was filmed between Calgary and Liverpool as neither of us could afford to travel to our respective cities.
Inspired by a series of nights out with my friend and fellow musician Paddy Clarke (who originally wrote a song called Sticky Floor Serenade, released in 2020) the track recalls smoking in the rain, listening to The White Stripes and getting tackled by a nightclub bouncer while dancing to The Sugarhill Gang’s Apache (Jump On It). The single is accompanied by a music video starring myself and Paddy Clarke, which was filmed between Calgary and Liverpool as neither of us could afford to travel to our respective cities.
Sticky Floor Serenade was recorded in Belfast’s Half Bap Recording Studios by No Oil Paintings’ George Sloan, with accompaniment from Buí bassist Rónán McQuillan and drummer Matt Sloan.
The music video was filmed by Charlie Hart (Calgary) and Leonie Abisgold-Rayner (Liverpool), and edited by Leonie Abisgold-Rayner. Digital distribution is handled by AntiFragile Music.
BIO: Emét (Emmét McGonagle) is an Irish indie-folk musician with influences ranging from Hozier and Big Thief to Mitski and Phoebe Bridgers. Following the release of their debut EP Cheers & All the Best in March 2021, the Derry native moved from Ireland to Calgary where they released singles Hate To See It and The Chelsea Hotel Is Closed Until Further Notice ahead of debut album Carlin’s Farm (set for release 8 April with digital distribution handled by AntiFragile Music).
Emét’s latest single, Sticky Floor Serenade, recounts drunken nights with Liverpool-based musician Paddy Clarke. It comes alongside a music video (filmed between Calgary and Liverpool) which follows Emét and Paddy as they hit the streets with ragtag versions of each other in the artist’s first “cross-continental music video”.
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