Corvette is the first single from the forthcoming Shannon And The Clams album Gone By The Dawn, due for release on 11 September.
This is a song that begins sweetly with Shannon Shaw’s vocals a deep purr. As the lyrics turn sour she starts to growl and you realise that this one will have a heart breaking end. It’s a perfect piece of 1950s influenced nostalgia, but is also deliciously dark. Cody Blanchard’s wailing is like the screech of tyres as a car speeds away. When Shaw sings that she’s waiting “on the corner for a corvette that never comes” this is a reminder that none of the heartthrobs behind the wheel of a nice car really exist.
Corvette is a weirdly beautiful song about hopes and hearts dashed by high expectations and dreams. It’s about crappy days rather than happy days and perfectly shows this bands emotionally charged side.
This article was written for Backseat Mafia