James Franco’s Band Daddy Detail Smiths-Inspired LP Let Me Get What I Want, Share “Lime Green Dress”

Last month, James Franco‘s band Daddy (a duo with Tim O’Keefe, his old art school classmate) shared “You Are Mine” from their long-planned album and full-length film inspired by the Smiths, Let Me Get What I Want.  (The Smiths’ Andy Rourke plays bass on the album.)Today, you can hear another song from the album, which is out March 18 via Kobalt/We Are Daddy. It’s called “Lime Green Dress.” Listen to the song, check out the full album tracklisting, and see what Franco and O’Keefe had to say about the song below.

James Franco on “Lime Green Dress”:

We loved the sound of the English New Wave, especially the Smiths. The album was meant to reflect that, but with our own twists. The experiences of youth play so well into this sound. “Lime Green Dress” is about the terror and frisson of losing one’s innocence to the bad boy.

Tim O’Keefe on “Lime Green Dress”:

“Lime Green Dress,” one of the more melodic ‘pop-ish’ tracks from our upcoming album, combines elements that are spacious & atmospheric with elements that reflect more traditional pop/rock instrumentation. This produces a sound that at once feels close in proximity, while also feeling far off in the distance. To me, memories have a similar quality, which is why this sound was the perfect sound for one’s memories of first love and temptation.

Let Me Get What I Want:

01 I’m a Sword Swallower
02 Lime Green Dress
03 Gentle But You Weren’t
04 Car Ride Home
05 I Think That I Loved Him
06 On the Sideline
07 I Am All These Things
08 Graduation Day
09 You Are Mine
10 Now I Stand Alone

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