The Space on the Wall
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"The Space on the Wall" is the first single by Australian alternative rock
band Dead Letter Circus
from their debut studio album This Is the Warning
, and their fourth single overall. The band's previous singles "Reaction" and "Next in Line" are featured on This Is the Warning, yet "The Space on the Wall" was the first single released when the band was recording the album, so technically it is the first single from the album.
before the song's release. When the song was released in August 2009, it received regular airplay on the radio station, and still does. A joke video for the song was released on YouTube
by the band. The video was made up entirely of videos of the drummer Luke Williams, playing the song with different pieces of food, like hot dogs and celery.
In 2009, the band sourced talent from (at the time) 24-year-old Tasmanian graphic artist, Cameron Gray to collaborate on artwork for the visual identity of the Space on The Wall single. In a 2009 newsletter, rumours were confirmed that Gray would also create the artwork to accompany the band's album, as well as a piece of artwork to accompany each song from the album.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Dead Letter Circus
Dead Letter Circus
Dead Letter Circus are an alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, who have been compared to The Mars Volta and Karnivool and have become one of the more popular bands in Australian rock...
from their debut studio album This Is the Warning
This Is the Warning
This Is the Warning is the debut album by Australian alternative/progressive rock band Dead Letter Circus. It was released on Friday 14 May 2010 and distributed by Warner Music Australia...
, and their fourth single overall. The band's previous singles "Reaction" and "Next in Line" are featured on This Is the Warning, yet "The Space on the Wall" was the first single released when the band was recording the album, so technically it is the first single from the album.
Song history
The first demos of the song were played by Australian radio station Triple JTriple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
before the song's release. When the song was released in August 2009, it received regular airplay on the radio station, and still does. A joke video for the song was released on YouTube
YouTube
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by the band. The video was made up entirely of videos of the drummer Luke Williams, playing the song with different pieces of food, like hot dogs and celery.
In 2009, the band sourced talent from (at the time) 24-year-old Tasmanian graphic artist, Cameron Gray to collaborate on artwork for the visual identity of the Space on The Wall single. In a 2009 newsletter, rumours were confirmed that Gray would also create the artwork to accompany the band's album, as well as a piece of artwork to accompany each song from the album.