Fake Laugh and Tarquin preview collaborative project with debut single "Meaningless Things"

"Meaningless Things" marks Fake Laugh's first new release since releasing his Waltz album last month, and is Tarquin's first outing since producing "Eyes on You" for Tadafi last year.

Fake Laugh says the song "acknowledges the chaos of the world, but also pauses and looks around at the beauty in it." He continues, "I was staying in a very odd Airbnb in Gothenburg when I started writing this song, I had been playing at a festival there and decided to stay on for the rest of the weekend. It was the first time I’d done a festival without any intoxication, so I was feeling quite refreshed and clear-headed. Gothenburg is really quiet and calm, which I think aided and informed the emergence of the song. Lyrically, the song is about how the human experience is both fleeting and insignificant, but also powerful and profound at the same time."

Tarquin adds, "When we first started working on this track, I was listening a lot to Cristobal Tapia De Veer’s Utopia soundtrack. I think this influence definitely bled through into the song. Kam started with a wholesome and naturalistic vibe on vocal and piano, so I wanted to continue that with the production. The bass is actually a pitched down bongo (animal skin stretched if we want to get graphic) which I sampled from an old percussion record. I wanted to decorate the song with these sorts of natural elements to enhance the intention and feel of the song."