Sometimes the best songs come from the moments we would rather forget. A friendship begins to unravel, conversations become increasingly difficult to come by, and eventually the uncomfortable realisation arrives that perhaps you have been putting considerably more into the relationship than the other person. For David Diaz, that experience provided the unlikely starting point for “Are We Gonna Talk?”, an infectious new single that turns personal frustration into an energetic slice of modern synth-pop.
The story behind the song is refreshingly straightforward. After years of showing up for a close friend, Diaz eventually found himself needing something in return: a little time, some company and the reassurance that the friendship mattered to both parties. When that didn’t happen, silence followed, and the question that eventually became the song’s title was sent in a text message. Diaz went home, wrote the track and recorded a demo that same night.
