Cool Your Guns was heavily inspired by Portishead’s ‘Roseland NYC Live’ album (where they were backed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra). The song’s ominous groove, combined with Barb Hunter’s creepy string harmonics on the cello, Melissa Montalto’s spidery high notes from the violin, and the feather-and-anvil dynamics helps the song play out like a haunted house for your ears.
The slide guitar adds a bluesy edge to a non-blues song, while Lincoln Barr provides spy guitar and a MechaGodzilla effect in the choruses (with help from a Z.Vex Fuzz Factory pedal). Aside from the overdubbed strings, the core of this track (two guitars, bass, and drums) was a live, first-take in the studio.
04 Cool Your Guns by nathanwademusic