Reaping what they sow
Posted by admin
Big-selling Wellington reggae-plus outfit The Black Seeds have returned from Europe with a new fourth album. They talk to Scott Kara about the new songs and the tailwind they’re enjoying on reaching their tenth anniversary
When Barnaby Weir was having girl trouble last year his Black Seeds band mate Mike Fabulous wrote him a piece of music and sent it to him.
Weir added some lyrics and the love song Love Is A Radiation was born. Though Weir, on the phone from Wellington, having just arrived back recently from the band’s latest European tour, is not talking specifics it’s clear some songs on their fourth album, Solid Ground, are about his break-up with soul singer Hollie Smith. The two musicians lived together on the Kapiti Coast until their long-term relationship ended last year.
However, rather than the tranquil reggae of Love Is A Radiation, Weir reckons One Step At A Time is the song that’s most about their break-up.
“It’s not focused on our relationship, but the attitude that came from that and going through a hard time,” he offers.
With this he starts muttering the song’s lyrics: “Moving forward with the one I love, help me to be a better man … Blah, blah, blah. It’s just trying to get through something that was difficult, I guess.
