Q&A
Willy Vlautin: “Desperation is steeped into the lyrics”
The album comes out on Valentine’s Day. Is this The Delines’ own
Songs For Swinging Lovers?
It’s our little joke. Amy took me aside and said, “Look, I’m just a normal girl. Can’t we have a song where the guy gets the girl and they fall in love for once?” I tried really hard. “Mr Luck & Ms Doom” was a good start, but then I started bringing in songs like “Her Ponyboy” and “JP & Me”. Couples on the run, couples falling apart. It’s an album about drifters really, drifting through the south-west. There’s a lot of madness going on.