Albatross from SQUEEZE by Born Ruffians

This song is completely tied to a movie that exists in my head. Albatrosses can live up to fifty years and can fly about 10,000 miles in a single journey. They are really incredible. I was picturing an old albatross floating and getting sleepy (they sleep in the air too) above the ocean and clouds on a moonlit night. Very calming. Then she gets swallowed up by the ocean as she drifts a little too low in her slumber. It's about the soft calmness of death.

I started writing this the first day we went into the studio in the early winter, 2018. I had the chord progression and I think the lyrics just came over the course of the session. We tracked it on one of the last days. I took it home and did the horn arrangements and added some extra flourishes. It's really the reason the studio is my favourite place to be. I wonder how many more songs I'd have under my belt if I spent 365 days in a studio, y'know? It was nice to be able to just directly track an idea I had. I remember Graham in the control room kinda directing Steve through his headphones about where he wanted him to come in, like a conductor sorta. It was a wonderful moment...

Born Ruffians have arrived at the point where a lot of bands give in to the nostalgic lure of album-anniversary tours, start contemplating the casino/fairground circuit, or call it quits. But the beauty of Beauty’s Pride lies in its refusal to accept those predestined fates. It presents them as the rare veteran act that can still make you feel like you’re discovering your new favourite band.

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