SHILPA RAY new EP NIHILISM on 16 May
The song “Shoot This Dying Horse” is a rainy day waltz about how bad things can happen to anyone, at any time in the most random and meaningless ways. More specifically, it’s about getting dumped at a bar two days before Christmas. It was inspired by and written after binge-watching the Grateful Dead documentary series Long Strange Trip.
On the B-side, there is an Alice Cooper cover. The story behind this version is that she and her band listened to this one a lot on tour. When she paid closer attention to the lyrics, she realized if sung by a woman the song could be a feminist anthem.
„What have I got
That makes you want to love me
Now is it my body
Or someone I might be
Or somethin’ inside me”
Digital and limited cassette editon on NORTHERN SPY RECORDS (US)