About 'I Can't Wait Forever'

‘I Can’t Wait Forever’ is the city at night. A nocturne in blue. It is a story told through the shotgun clap of beats and pulsing synthesisers. A Hammond organ bursts into life with broad brush strokes. The finer points are attended to with guitars and the low throbbing of a Com Truise style bassline. The speaker and the listener are in Phillies together at 3 AM, in the fall of 50’s Manhattan as black coffee is poured through the hanging pall of cigarette smoke and steam. Rain lashes the sidewalk outside and a neat bourbon sits untouched by the man in the blue suit whose gaze is fixed on some point, beyond our frame or comprehension. He is waiting for her but she no longer lives in the shared dream of the previous night. ‘I Can’t Wait Forever’ is about the hours lost waiting; lost in the myths we create. How can we ever decide which dreams to follow?

"I Can't Wait Forever was written from the perspective of the couple in Edward Hopper’s painting Nighthawks, this track imagines how the encounter at Phillies Cafe might have played out. Set in a timeless yet simplified version of our own world, ‘Mad Men’ set in the future, ‘I Can’t Wait Forever’ is one man's last-ditch effort to declare his love for the woman in the red dress, who we think might have stood him up the next time they were due to meet." - Simon Middleton

The single was recorded at the renowned Rockfield recording studios in Monmouth, Wales. The studio has a rich recording history and has hosted recording sessions for many iconic artists, including Queen, Oasis, Stone Roses, and Coldplay.

Laurence 'Loz' Anslow, who has worked with artists such as Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Muse, and Coldplay, produced, engineered, and mixed the single.

Single Credits for 'I Can't Wait Forever'

Simon Middleton - Vocals/Keys/Synths. 

Eamonn Dawe - Guitars/Bass.

Andrew Gallop - Drums/Percussion.

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth.

Produced by Laurence 'Loz' Anslow.

Assisted by Matt Butler.

Mixed by Laurence Anslow at Air Studios London.

Mastered at Air Studios by Ray Staff & Cicely Balston.

Artwork by Eamonn Dawe.

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