Chasing a Feeling
song released by American indie band The Narrative
"Chasing a Feeling" is a song by the American indie pop band the Narrative. The song was write by Suzie Zeldin (keys/vocals) and Jesse Gabriel (guitars/vocals). Recorded in 2012 in New York City, the song is the first single released by the band and is the lead single of their second studio album (2014). The single was released on June 3, 2014, in digital download. The accompanying music video was filmed on November 11, 2013, and directed by Sean O'Kane.
Background
"Chasing a Feeling" was recorded in 2012 at a converted barn in Upstate New York and finished at Brooklyn, with the vocals, in the band's apartment and at Red Wire Audio with Bryan Russell. As the band said on a YouTube video, they recorded on the barn the instrumental part of the album for after this began the vocals recordings. The song is part of the upcoming album to be released in autumn 2014. "Chasing a Feeling" runs for a duration of four minutes and thirty three seconds. The song features new elements to the Narrative's music, synths and texture.
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