Intelligent Design

Intelligent Design by hinterlandband

This tune was a monster to record, but it was worth it as it stands as a distinct achievement in the conviluted waters of indie rock. I've heard comparisons to the sounds Band of Horses, Sam Roberts Band, and My Morning Jacket, all of which are compliments, but I think it stands on its own merits. This was also an older song that I had been hanging onto for a few years before introducing it to the players in my band. It was one of those riffs you first play whenever you pick up a guitar that just ... became.

Lyrically this song is important to me because the words just came to me like breathing which is hardly ever the case. It was in the waiting room with my wife while waiting for the birth of my son. There was just such a wonderfull presence in the room, the lyrics came.