The second track on Down In Heaven is a fitting example of a major theme throughout the album, described by Clay Frankel as “how you kind of do stuff that you love, but how it kind of depresses you.”

For the verses, Clay’s voice sounds eerily-similar to one of his favorite artists, Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground. He delivers a Mick Jagger-esque squeal for the chorus, evoking another one of his and the band’s biggest influences, The Rolling Stones. (Cadien Lake James has a “Let It Bleed” tattoo) through the use of “sister” – a favorite of the Stones.

The title “Sloop Jay D” references The Beach Boys' track “Sloop John B” from Pet Sounds, replacing “John B” with the nickname of the band’s vocalist/bassist Jack Dolan.

1960’s and 70’s rock is a major influence on Twin Peaks' music, and though The Beach Boys' inspiration is more noticeable on other tracks (notably on their 2016 album Down in Heaven), this chorus lends the more raucous Twin Peaks style to The Beach Boys' signature harmonizing.

Intentional or not, the Twin Peaks dudes' heavy 60’s/70’s rock inspirations shine through in the lyrics to this Wild Onion track through a more laid-back delivery of The Beatles' “Oh! Darling” callout, while reprising a song title previously used by David Bowie and Van Morrison.

Most notable are the apparent connections to Led Zeppelin, from the “shook” verbage of “You Shook Me” to the frozen tangerine metaphor used to describe their muse as sweet yet cold and distant, evoking the titular pet name from Led Zeppelin’s reflective “Tangerine”.

Tangerine, tangerine, living reflection from a dream;
I was her love, she was my queen, and now a thousand years in between

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