Sapling - "11:37"

Massachusetts' premier bitch pop and art rock band Sapling have returned with a brand new single. "11:37" was written immediately following the death of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins, who was a major influence on Sapling bass player and vocalist Rainy. A quiet ballad wouldn't be a fitting tribute, and "11:37" is not a quiet song. It's a little more restrained than some of Sapling's previous offerings, but this is a song built from heartache and is equally mournful and frustrated. Despite the volume, it's an oddly beautiful song that seems to venture more into the world of prog-rock than we're used to from Sapling. In a Facebook post, Rainy says of the new song: "11:37 has been a sacred and synchronistic number for me for some time now and I realized that the first time I saw Taylor play live was when he still played for Alanis Morrisette in 1996. I was 11. Of course, I was 37 last year when he passed. "I sat down and star...