.ThePaytonSmith snares a percussive debut with LikeIKnewYouWould
When the Big Machine brass picked “Like I Knew You Would” as a lead single for 20-year-old newcomerThe song showcases his impressive guitar skills, his energetic performance approach and his homegrown love of percussion. Hailing from the Gulf Coast town of Houma, La., he grew up a short drive from New Orleans, and the Big Easy made a mark on him as a musician.
“My studio is kind of like a playground, like nothing’s in the right place,” says Fernandez. “It’s kind of chaotic, and there’s a bunch of s--t everywhere, you know? So it’s almost like the lightning in the idea is already in the room.” The work was focused on sonics first, applying a series of claps to a simple chord progression, then looping it to build an attitude in the room. The title and the storyline were unknown at the outset, though Bowman freestyled a few lines — “Down to the river ’cross the railroad tracks/I was playing it cool, you were kickin’ it back/Like I knew you would” — that set the lyrical elements in motion.The river imagery resonated with Smith’s bayou history, and “Like I Knew You Would” became a theme.
The lyrics were developed with an intentional vagueness, as the singer confesses his infatuation. The listener knows the woman has blue eyes, that he calls her an “angel” and that she’s stolen his heart. But the rest of the riverside activities remain a bit foggy. “Drivin’ me crazy with a melody,” for example, fits the phrasing in verse one nicely, though it’s not clear if that melody is metaphoric or if she’s literally singing a song.
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