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March 7, 2008

Seconds on Sunday

This week's "Sunday Single" offers a sneak peek of Kevin Seconds' new solo album. "Backaches & Bad Dreams" is an advance track from an album called "Rise Up Insomniacs!" which is due May 6. And for those of you used to Seconds going all hardcore punk with his band 7 Seconds, this solo song is all about his mellower side and songwriting skills. You can read more about Seconds and his new song, plus a special gig on Sunday night at Old Ironsides, in Ticket+ on Sunday.

KEVIN SECONDS

Song: "Backaches & Bad Dreams"
Style: Acoustic indie-pop
Influences: Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Jonathan Richman
Behind the song: "It started out as being ridiculous in the sense that I had this old futon bed and slowly the mattress kept sinking and sinking," says Seconds. "I was saying that I think the way I'm sleeping is affecting my dreams. I was having the strangest dreams, and I thought, 'Hey, that would be a cool idea for a song.'
"For me, I’ll start to write about one thing and it turns into something completely different," he adds. "It's one of those things where I try not to question it too much. But it was just inspired by something kind of ridiculous."
See him: Tonight at Old Ironsides (1901 10th St.), with Sal Valentino. The show starts at 8 p.m. and costs $5.

Click on the button below to hear "Backaches & Bad Dreams":

On the Web: www.kevinseconds.com

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