Julia Logue Brings Out Her Inner Wallflower With New Single “Back of the Party”
A STAPLE OF ALMOST EVERY HOUSE PARTY — wallflowers lean on one of the back walls for comfort and watch the party from a safe distance. Most have had this experience, whether it was at a school dance as a teen or at a party your roommate threw full of people you didn’t really know. On Julia Logue’s new single, “Back of the Party,” the singer-songwriter embraces all of the people who stand in the back, quietly distracted by something else. The track is Logue’s second release this year, and she is excited to continue connecting with her audience.
“I'm feeling really good,” Logue says. “There was a lot of really meaningful feedback from the last release from people I really care about and value their opinions, so that was motivation to continue releasing.”
After not putting out anything for almost three years, listeners can hear the time and dedication Logue put into “Back of the Party.”
“I think I started writing ‘Back of the Party’ in late 2019,” Logue explains. “It started off as just me and [my] guitar. Then, after meeting Justin Yu Kiatvongcharoen — who co-produced my last song, ‘Fort’ and produced ‘Back of the Party’ as well — he made [the song] into a whole universe.”
The song mixes smooth vocals from Logue over an instrumental that combines jazz guitar with a beautiful harp and soft hypnotic drum beat — as if the song could be playing in a jazz club in heaven.
“Justin's playing literally everything on it,” Logue says. “I think I might be doing the rain stick or something, and then my friend Lily Sheers is playing harp on it. I wasn't even planning to have harp on this song, but it just felt right.”
The song evokes jazz break-up melancholy with a hint of modern flair. But it never feels like an impression, existing instead as a combination of past and present. This was a conscious attempt on Logue’s part that gives “Back of the Party” a unique, classic quality.
“The song kind of lives in this world between times — there are a lot of aesthetics sonically within that song that feel very timeless and take you back to more of an analog recording time,” Logue explains. “But then there's a lot of elements in it that feel kind of modern.”
The visual aesthetics of the release reflect this timelessness as well. It features Logue in thick black mod-’60s eyeliner, surrounded by reflective ’70s disco lights but with glitter that reflects modern makeup trends.
“Things are just a little bit more saturated, and that was on purpose,” she says. “I had a vision of every romantic record cover that I've seen from the past, and I wanted it to kind of evoke those same emotions.”
Logue is excited to see the response to her two single releases this year and is looking forward to everything she has coming up.
“I just feel super grateful,” Logue says. “I keep going back to the mindset of, ‘I can't believe I get to do this.’ Even if it's on a small scale right now, I just feel super grateful that a handful of people are listening.”
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