Small Pulses existed as a brief lyric and a rough keyboard part, never intended for recording. But things weren't going to plan one afternoon in the studio; the juices were still firmly stuck inside the fruit, so we set about roughing up a demo of this one. Vanessa's articulation on that demo spurned a mis-heard lyric that stuck when we recorded it for real.
This song is particularly haunting. It might be the grand piano, or the atmospheric noises or the vocal execution. It may be that what you need at that point in the album is some time to float, alone.
credits
from Hollows,
released February 22, 2008
Words Timothy Fairless / Music by Timothy Fairless & Vanessa Cronin. Vanessa Cronin: Vocals. Timothy Fairless: Grand Piano, Synthesizers.