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The masterminds behind Quiet Houses are Edinburgh-bred Jamie Stewart and Hannah Elliott, two songwriters who both bring their unique influences and musical ideas together. It’s very clear to see that Quiet Houses have already carved out their own signature sound that has received a warm reception from critics and fans alike, with tracks such a ‘Cold Water Swimming’ being featured in the Spotify playlist ‘The Most Beautiful Songs In The World’ alongside getting BBC coverage. Their latest single “Hot and Clumsy” is a new single that fuses dreamy bedroom pop with indie-rock guitar lines and vibrant vocals.
Speaking about the single, they say: “Hot and Clumsy’ is about the nervous excitement of being young and liking someone at a party. The song celebrates the awkwardness of being vulnerable with someone, it embraces the moments we are all embarrassed about.”
“Around the time we started writing the song I was learning lots of math-rock style riffs. I had a few riffs of my own but didn’t feel they would work in our music until I paired one of them with the drum loop that plays throughout Hot and Clumsy. The loop comes from this drum machine app called FunkBox which I read about in an Aaron Dessner interview. I took this idea to Hannah and we wrote the rest of the tune that week.”
“We loved the awkward energy of the music and wrote the lyrics around that. The song is about the nervous excitement of being young and liking someone at a party. We wanted it to celebrate the awkwardness of being vulnerable with someone, and embrace the moments we are all embarrassed about.”
