THE SILVER PANDA – ‘SHE RIDES THE WAVES‘ video still (2022)

I crossed paths with Leeds band Pale Saints when I lived in the city as a university student. I was in a band with a guy that shared a house with them, so I got to know them a little over tea and biscuits. Not long before that I’d been blown away by their debut record, a 12″ EP titled ‘Barging Into The Presence Of God’. ‘Sight Of You’ is its best known song, but my personal favourite was ‘She Rides The Waves’, a sweetly melodic adrenalin rush, which we slowed right down for our Silver Panda version, to try to take Ian Masters’ gorgeous melody to a different place…