A few posts ago I was telling you about the IAMX concert I've been to. What I didn't tell you back then was the fact that the band will release a new single, My Secret Friend on the 12th October. The song features Imogen Heap and it's one of the most interesting and attractive songs on Kingdom of Welcome Addiction. The single version has a different start than the album version and a modified ending, but manages to keep the same feeling given by the original.
The chorus, "My secret friend / Oh take me (I'll take you) to the river / My secret friend / So we can swim forever", seems to be the expression of disappointment and loneliness. Actually the song is built on an antithesis between the strength given by love in the past and the emptiness of the present. "The river" is given as a final, ultimate solution, representing most probably a suicide (killing your soul or killing yourself as you're still searching for your love dream). The instrumental is rather simple, but Heap and Corner's voices fit just perfectly, giving the song a sensual touch no one can ignore.
*photo courtesy of IAMX Official Store.
The video (the song itself, actually) is pure porn. I can't get enough of IAMX. :X
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