{"id":35917,"date":"2021-03-16T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35917"},"modified":"2021-03-13T08:47:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T13:47:39","slug":"lithuanias-timid-kooky-share-new-single-run-uphill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35917","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania\u2019s Timid Kooky share new single \u2018Run Uphill\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lithuanian rock trio\u00a0Timid Kooky\u00a0have shared their chaotic\u00a0new single <em>Run Uphill <\/em>which is\u00a0out now\u00a0and available on all good digital service providers. The track is the latest to be lifted from their\u00a0forthcoming\u00a0new EP,\u00a0\u2018Baby Be My Spiderman,\u2019 which will be released\u00a0on\u00a0April 20, 2021\u00a0via The state51 Conspiracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the track, the band say:\u00a0<em>&#8220;Run Uphill is a song about resisting your ego, fighting back, choosing the hard way to defeat inner demons and achieve fullness. Choosing to run up the hill to the ego\u2019s summit, to stand atop and enjoy the clear view.\u201d<\/em> Listen to <em>Run Uphill<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ktbYj-iCLDw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Baby Be My Spider-Man\u2019\u00a0EP details<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Their new EP\u00a0\u2018Baby Be My Spider-Man\u2019\u00a0was recorded in October 2020 at Ymir Audio in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was produced, mixed and mastered by Snorre Bergerud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the theme of the EP, guitarist\u00a0D\u017eiugas Stanevi\u010dius says:\u00a0<em>\u201cWe decided to make this EP a kind of a concept album about an overconfident, macho superhero type dude, who takes everything too seriously, who constantly thinks about what others think of him and who has a bike just to look cool. Eventually the feeling of riding takes him over and he goes on an inner self-realisation journey while riding his bike. Every song is a phase he\u2019s going through during the journey. In the end he finds himself, his inner peace\u2014he is no longer driven by ego, he is free from himself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong>Baby Be My Spiderman\u2019 EP track list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcusercontent.com\/cc182f17297ed09d7233d7d34\/images\/12dc442e-5c7a-4e29-82ab-96acfaaa4700.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>01 &#8211; Westley Snypes<br>02 &#8211; Baby Be My Spiderman<br>03 &#8211; Win Big, Lose It<br>04 &#8211; Run Uphill<br>05 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/lithuanias-timid-kooky-announce-baby-be-my-spiderman-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Lithuania\u2019s TIMID KOOKY announce \u2018Baby Be My Spiderman\u2019 EP\">Pats Sau<\/a><br><br>The \u2018Baby Me My Spiderman\u2019 EP is released\u00a0April 20, 2021\u00a0via The state51 Conspiracy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about Timid Kooky <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of the\u00a0New Wave of Lithuanian Rock\u00a0currently bubbling up from the Baltic states, Timid Kooky are all about cartoonish celebration of the mundane. 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