Years and Seconds

BrainStorm’s album Years And Seconds holds simple but veritable message behind. As BrainStorm’s singer Renars Kaupers tells: “The only true thing we really have is time and it is up to us how we fill it up“.

For recording of the album BrainStorm chosed to stay in Latvia unlike previous times when they have worked abroad. Well-known and reputed Latvian hip hop artist Gustavo took a role of a producer. The choice of the producer did arise contradictious opinions among fans and media in Latvia. The fear if nations loved BrainStorm will lose their distinct and familiar sound was a main concern. The album released in Latvia on 13th of May 2008 reached double Platinum (20 000 copies sold so far) and the record attendance of followed up album support tour was seen by in total 80 000 people. Additionally album received four annual Latvian Music Awards trophies. It proved the new direction of BrainStorm has reached the souls of their fans. In this occasion BrainStorm likes to quote great Latvian writer Rainis: „Those who will change will be persist.“

For a song Count My Fingers featured in the album Fran Healy of the band Travis contributes lyrics. Fran reveals the lyrics came easy: „If the melody is strong then the lyric should come quick. I listened all the way through a couple of times and then went through it line by line so it took a couple of hours.“  Fran has known BrainStorm for a few years and after seeing them in concert at London’s Barfly club commended them by saying: „I was impressed by Renars way with the audience. The music was energetic and original. I definitely thought we had a lot in common.“

Ken Stringfellow of The Posies also has written lyrics for a track  Begging For Your Starlight while British rapper Mercury Award nominee Ty is featured on the recording.