“Hold Up the Lighter” (Bad Flamingo song)

Bad Flamingo, photo courtesy the artists

Bad Flamingo stretches its songwriting skills well beyond where it has been before on the new single “Hold Up the Lighter.” With the music video and one of the members seen almost acting out the story of the song it’s like a the song is a noir power pop song about love and obsession. It’s tempting to say it’s supernatural and fantastical given the line about “a vampire bite” and sitting up well into the night spying the object of one’s affections and staking out their place waiting for the moment to consummate one’s desires with the line, “Wanna sink my teeth into you” – one has to wonder if it’s purely metaphorical or if the band is telling a darkly romantic story about a creature of the night yearning for a special connection. Either way the song works and the touch of banjo, the subtle guitar screeches and the finely accented percussion give the song something paradoxically less musically dark than some of its earlier songs. And yet, Bad Flamingo once again proves that its gift for love in peril and between people who might be a little dangerous is unchanged. Watch the video for “Hold Up the Lighter” on YouTube and follow Bad Flamingo at the links provided.