This Window

Blue Eyes — A Love Story Written in Shadows In Blue Eyes by This Window, desire is not a gentle tide but a riptide—pulling the narrator into a love that feels as much like possession as it does devotion. The song’s central image— “she stole my soul in her lipstick case” —is a perfect encapsulation of its mood: glamour edged with danger, intimacy laced with theft. The woman at the heart of the story is no fragile muse. She is strong, independent, and entirely self-possessed, her beauty sharpened by the knowledge of her own power. She is the kind of figure who could walk out of a Bronte novel and into a neon-lit city street—equal parts Catherine Earnshaw and a heroine from a glossy chick-lit paperback, the kind who wears heartbreak like perfume. Love or Hate? The narrator’s voice trembles between worship and accusation. Is she a saviour or a destroyer? The song never answers outright, and that’s its brilliance. The “blue eyes” are both sanctuary and snare—windows to a soul that may neve...

A Victorian Melodrama This video delivers a rich tapestry of visual symbolism and emotional tension, anchored by a haunting soundtrack and layered narrative. Maybe a ménage à trois set in the Victorian age? The English gentleman in a top hat evokes tradition and propriety, possibly masking repression or duplicity. His presence suggests a moral façade, hinting at deeper conflicts. The woman positioned before an 1888 American flag becomes both a symbol and a subject—representing national identity, commodification, and the complexities of gender in the Gilded Age. Meanwhile, the Maverick Rancher, marked by his "no brand" status, stands as a self-made outsider. His ambiguous role and potential paternity add emotional depth and narrative intrigue. Paternity The question of the baby’s paternity is central to the song’s emotional core. Through split-screen visuals, a Mid-Atlantic accent in the lyric "You Betrayed Me," and fragmented musical layering, the video crafts a rid...

The track Onward Christian Soldiers by This Window offers a layered reinterpretation of the 1865 hymn penned by Sabine Baring-Gould, blending historical, religious, and pop-cultural motifs into a provocative multimedia experience. While Baring-Gould’s original lyrics were intended as a rousing call to Christian unity and spiritual warfare, This Window reframes the hymn through a lens of wartime nostalgia and modern critique. Religious Undertones : The original hymn, famously set to music by Arthur Sullivan, evokes themes of divine mission and moral righteousness. This Window retains this spiritual backbone but juxtaposes it with imagery that complicates the notion of "holy war"—especially in light of 20th-century and contemporary conflicts. Commando Comic Book Aesthetic : The video draws heavily from the visual language of 1960s Commando comics—bold, heroic, and often jingoistic depictions of WWII. This retro styling serves both as homage and critique, highlighting how w...

  Review: “Lay Back” – This Window “Lay Back” unfolds like a half-lit confession, its pulse slow and deliberate, as though each beat is a breath taken between memories. The track doesn’t just reference Leonard Cohen’s Favourite Games and Beautiful Losers — it seems to inhabit their rooms, borrowing the scent of their cigarette smoke and the weight of their silences. The vocal delivery is intimate yet detached, a voice speaking from the edge of a bed at 3 a.m., where desire and disillusionment lie tangled in the same sheets. The instrumentation is sparse but deliberate — synth tones and low, percussive murmurs that feel like the hum of a radiator in winter, or the faint static of a radio tuned just off-station. Where Favourite Games toys with the erotic as a form of self-discovery, and Beautiful Losers drapes its characters in the sacred and profane, “Lay Back” channels that same duality. There’s a sense of bodies as landscapes — not romanticised, but mapped with scars, pa...

 'This Is War' – A Glimpse into the 2026 Release by 'This Window' Due for release in February 2026 (if the stars align), 'This Is War' offers a visceral preview of what’s to come from *This Window*—a band whose legacy spans decades and formats, from cassette hiss to digital clarity. This track doesn’t just play—it confronts, bleeds, and breathes. Love as War: A Battlefield of Emotion Love, when stripped of its softness, can resemble combat. In 'This Is War', 'This Window' transforms romantic tension into sonic warfare. Vulnerability becomes a shield, intimacy a weapon. Every lyric lands like a strike—charged with longing, betrayal, and the aching need to be understood. The track’s pulse is relentless, echoing the internal skirmishes of lovers caught between surrender and self-preservation. Synths shimmer like distant flares. Percussion hits like marching boots. Vocals hover between defiance and despair, capturing the paradox of wanting closen...

This video is made using a piece of home movie 8mm film from the 1970's. The Girl in the Black Bikini is a wistful vignette wrapped in sunlit melancholy—a sonic and lyrical meditation on fleeting beauty, memory, and the quiet rituals of observation. The track unfolds like a slow-motion snapshot, where every detail is imbued with symbolic weight: fluttering deckchairs, sand scattered with tiny stones, and the ephemeral imprint of a towel on the shore. Lyrical Atmosphere : The lyrics evoke a cinematic stillness, reminiscent of British seaside nostalgia filtered through a lens of existential longing. Phrases like: “She lays on her towel like a ribbon drawn with sunlit ease” “The English rose reclines into time’s indifferent cradle” …suggest a delicate tension between presence and impermanence. The girl in the black bikini becomes both muse and metaphor—her beauty reigning briefly before being erased by the tide. Musical Texture : While the lyrics carry the emotion...