Daykisser is a Memphis indie band consisting of vocalist Jesse Wilcox, drummer Michael Todd, guitarist Kenneth Piper, and bassist James Rose. For “It’s Just What We Talked About”, they were joined in Calvin Luber’s Young Avenue Sound studio by vocalist Anna Utley, violinist Basil Alter, and Matt “Pistol” Stossel on pedal steel.
“The melody came in Spring 2020,” says Wilcox. “Some songs write themselves, others you have to sit with for a long period of time to complete. This was the latter. It took me over a year to finish.”
For the video, Wilcox wanted “stained glass, dancers, and a large, empty room, all of which reflected the big energy and sonics of this song.”
He got that at Grace St. Luke’s, where he and Piper had gone to elementary school. “Returning to a familiar place from childhood can give you nostalgia and warmth, and I think those sentiments were somehow captured in the video.”
The video was directed by Andrew Trent Fleming, who created one of the carefully choreographed one-shots that he has made his speciality. “With his combined experience as a director and DP, Drew Fleming took it to the level it deserved,” says Wilcox. “It was our first time collaborating together and it was truly a valuable experience for me.”
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