Trade Wind Share New Single “Nine Tails” & Matching Video Game

With their new album The Day We Got What Deserved coming out May 21st, indie rock act Trade Wind have shared a new single ahead of the release. Following their mesmerizing lead single “DIE! DIE! DIE!”, “Nine Tails” maintains their slow-burning edge, but with a more dreamy, trip-hop style.

While “DIE! DIE! DIE!” touched on the band’s stance fighting against the dangers of capitalism, “Nine Tails” focuses on a different impurity: ego.

“When lots of personalities are coming together to work on something creative, everyone has to try their best to set that aside or things can get derailed pretty easily”, vocalist/guitarist Jesse Barnett shares. “It’s about the obnoxious obsession an ‘artist’ can have about being known for what they do or what they have contributed. Is that important? On some level, I suppose. But I think humbleness is important to the process because at this point anyone who creates anything nowadays is an extension of something or someone else. Relax. Collaboration will set you free. Write a song and tell people someone else wrote it. Musically this song is pretty spacey and almost reminds me of something like Beck. It’s a sound I’d never really had a chance to work on before and it was really fun to reach into a different toolbox“.

Trade Wind have also shared a video game to accompany “Nine Tails.” Developed by Ryan Thompson (Volta X), the side scroller is as challenging as the song is hooky, and high scoring fans will get a chance to win prizes. Guitarist Tom Williams explains:
“We thought we’d give our fans a chance to hear a new song while also getting frustrated playing the game, which is truly a new way to take in music. It’s been a lot of fun seeing the leaderboards constantly changing with insane new scores. Top 5 scores by release day win test presses, vinyl, hoodies, shirts, CDs, and more!”

(P.S. It is frustrating – I can only get 1 pt)