THE DARK FLOWERS FEAT DAVID J
THE STAR'S STAND IN
Following on from the first digital release ‘Green Plastic Bullets’ feat Gabriella Cilmi
comes the second track ‘The Star’s Stand In’. A dark tale from the pen of playwright Sam Shepard, whose book of prose/poetry ‘Motel Chronicles’, on the underside of life populating the run-down vistas of the American deserts and the mid-west which informs the albums whole lyrical stance, is transformed by former Bauhaus bassist and current Love and Rockets bassist/vocalist David J into a dark tale of regret and heartbreak, as a local girl hired as a stand in to the star feels the agony of being left behind in a town she ached to be out of as the cast move on to the next location.. David captures the feel perfectly with his original lyrics, and the words are set to a more gentle acoustic track with hints of electronica and found sound, than the alt rock of the first track release with Cilmi