Deep Dive: Divorce Court – Blindspot (feat. døves)

Divorce Court, the solo project of Lynden Williams, has teamed up with døves on new single Blindspot. We spoke to Lynden about the song, and how the collaboration came about, as part of the blog’s Deep Dive series.

Can you tell us a bit about Blindspot?

Blindspot was the last song to be written from our new album Two Hours that comes out July 7th. Collaborating with døves was something we have explored over the years, but it never materialized for whatever reason.

Will (døves) and I met when we were 15 on the beach during a massive storm in Southern California. One of those days that you never forget. We couldn’t get in the water, so we just sat on the beach and talked for hours. He has been one of my closest friends ever since, basically family.

He was the only artist who I could think of who would feel this one thematically and really get there lyrically. It starts super disoriented and hopeless, like an acknowledgment of the pain inside, and then it finishes with a real connection to self. This actualization in the end that indeed nothing is real, and nothing matters.

Can you tell us about the instrumentation?

I think the part in the song that carries Blindspot is the arpeggiated piano that plays throughout. One night in December, at around 3 in the morning after a weird night emotionally I felt pulled to the studio.

I sat down and opened a blank Ableton session and started playing in this piano idea that just rolled up the keys and repeated. I had it on repeat for hours, then I added drums and quickly sent it to my co-producer Chase Lambert who added this beautiful guitar and bass idea along with a little Dusty Rhodes the comes early in the song.

Next, we sent it to døves where he recorded this vocal in basically one take to see what we thought and that’s when I realized that this song was going to work. I think the bones came together in just a few days, then we spent months tweaking.

Every time I make a new track, I wait for that inner voice that usually says “this will work” or “move on.” This one feels like luck almost, every time I hear it, I feel the emotion in my whole being.

Can you tell us about making the video for Blindspot?

I live in Salt Lake City, Utah and Will lives in Los Angeles. We kept trying to connect but it wasn’t working out, so last minute he came out to SLC for one night and we filmed for 2 hours in my good friends’ underground spot called Mono Tape Club.

My partner Brenna was director of photography, just the three of us really. The rest came together using my favorite VHS to cut together these abstract and grainy layers that represent everything that lives in your head before the clarity. Since the other videos have had a bigger scope, this one was cool to get creative and take it back to true DIY roots.

Where does Blindspot fit within your overall sound?

This track represents where Divorce Court is headed sonically. It’s the last song with any lyrics on the record, leaving the listener with a bit of hope. I don’t feel like I am even in control of what comes out, ha ha. What I do know is that I love collaborating and there’s more of that to come. I hope everyone likes it, and I appreciate anyone who listens.

To tie in with the release of Two Hours, Divorce Court play with Good Grim and Breaker at Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City on the 8^th of July.

Blindspot can also be heard on Amazon Music and Apple Music or is available to download on Divorce Court’s Bandcamp page. Head over to Divorce Court’s TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram socials to learn more about the Two Hours album.