Spector have shared their hypnotic new single ‘The Notion’ which features a guitar solo from musician Dev Hynes. Check it out below.The track marks the London five-piece’s first new music in 18 months.
Featuring a lively guitar solo from Hynes – also known as Blood Orange – ‘The Notion’ was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi and mixed by Catherine Marks.Speaking about the song’s creation in a press release, lead singer Fred Macpherson said: “We started The Notion on a spare day we had in Liverpool during the Now or Whenever sessions.
It’s been on a real journey since, with Jed coming up with these early Four Tet style guitar loops, which have a really hypnotic feel I love.”He continued: “Then Dev Hynes came to the studio to hear some stuff and ended up free styling the solo in one take.
I was worried he’d blown a speaker at one point.“Lyrically it’s kind of a letter to one’s younger self – a reminder that repressing feelings and emotions is a dangerous precedent, and however bad (or good) things get, nothing is forever.
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