Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, the seminal post-punk band from Leeds, UK, have just released “Driving Black (Ding’s Remix)“—their first new single since “Talking Back“ (1991).
“Driving Black (Ding’s Remix)“ is an exclusive mix by the band’s bassist and producer, Simon “Ding“ Archer; also of The Fall, Pixies, PJ Harvey, 1919, etc. The new track dropped on Friday 4 October for Bandcamp Day, launching presales for Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s forthcoming EP, Driving Black.
Asked how the band approaches writing singles like ‘Driving Black’, longtime guitarist and cowriter Dave ‘Wolfie’ Wolfenden says, “We never wrote songs with singles in mind. To us they are just songs that we thought good enough to release. Some songs seem better suited as singles. I think when everything is ready you pick what seems suitable. For a single, you want the maximum impact in a short space of time, and to get people curious about the other stuff.”