Smashed Pianos

Album: Blossoms (2016)
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  • Frontman Tom Ogden described this song to NME, as "Lana Del Rey meets Phil Collins," adding: "It's about tunes you can get up and dance to, tunes you'd have on at a wedding. I used to work in a hotel and I used to work countless weddings there. I think that's subconsciously gone in."

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