This is a rough mix of the upcoming EP I'm working on.

Mosh Rap - I hate the world - Suicide & Depression - Premix

Looking for feedback. Still needs a second verse and a heavy hook at the end, but I thought I'd see what kind of initial response I get.

You, me, we’re all the same
Just another monkey, with another name

Hey! Some men just want to help it turn
Hey! Some men just want to watch it burn

Chug some gin, grab my keys, drive down the bike lane

Hey man…watch out for the headlights
Hey man…watch out for the headlights

Headlights *Headlights*
Headlights *Headlights*
Headlights 
Watch out for the headlights

You, me, we’re all the same
Just another monkey, with another name

Hey! Some men just want to help it turn
Hey! Some men just want to watch it burn

What's the point, all these humans have me filled with doubt
Grab my gun, load it up, stick it in my mouth

Hey man…watch out for the headlights
Hey man…watch out for the headlights

Headlights *Headlights*
Headlights *Headlights*
Headlights 
Watch out for the headlights

Headlice

Book Of Shame quickly and colorfully tick a whole lot of boxes with this latest release. Killing Pickle is an indie-rock power-house. Beginning with the simple strength and rhythm of distorted power-chords and short verse lines, the song intrigues with space, lyricism, and its own subtle but entrancing pulse.

The lyrics captivate from the offset, finely selected lines of poetry shine through and draw you in. Then things start to build, the melody changes lanes and seeks to involve you even more. There’s a notably anthem-like quality to much of the song, making a live show appeal with its potential for immense togetherness and a great chance to let out some bottled up energy.

The shortness of each section on this track means that it keeps you interested with a fair level of change and progression. The sections are also each fairly easy to familiarize yourself with, so this too helps cement the entire song in your mind. In addition, even though it’s under four minutes in full, the experience seems much bigger thanks to all of this evolution – and the way the energy moves from the spacious and mellow intro to the full-throttle, near-psychedelic roar of the latter half. The accompanying video, in its raw, punk-rock, DIY state helps reinforce this in a wonderfully genuine way.
The rhythm of the words and the simple punk-rock build up of the music, combined with some infectiously crisp drum-work – a mighty feature on the track from the one and only Fergus Gerrand – helps make this an easy release to turn up loud and be enveloped by. At the same time, the use of contrast is superb – lines like you ever stop and wonder why you’re never happy till ya drained it dry stand out among an instrumental pause, and everything afterwards hits with all the more impact thanks to this moment. Then you get the burst of energy, the full musical warmth of those bigger sections – a crowd high, complete with easy yet intriguing and original lyrics to cling to as you hype yourself up.

The song’s inherent sense of growth has been presented to such an effective degree thanks to strong writing and the impressive production skills of Rico Conning. Conning, known for his work with Wire, The Lines, William Orbit, Depeche Mode and Saint Etienne, played a huge part in helping shape the release and giving it a clean finish – allowing the whole thing to be experienced at volume.

Killing Pickle is a great track, one with an immersive sense of rising passion and energy, and the sort that offers up an immediately familiar intro once you’ve heard it even a single time. An indie dance-floor smash but also something to provoke a slightly deeper level of thought at the same time. Well worth a spin.- Stereo Stickman

Killing Pickle

Unpredictable and unmissable as ever... 

'JAZZ-INFUSED, PARTLY INDUSTRIAL ROCK EXPLOSION OF ENERGY AND COLOUR. THERE’S AS MUCH POWER IN THE INSTRUMENTATION AS THERE IS IN ANY OF THE LYRICS OR VOCAL INFLECTIONS' 

Brought together and inspired by a love of Captain Beefheart, Talking Heads, Bowie and Velvet Underground, BOOK OF SHAME is a new sound machine fronted by Peter Boyd-Maclean and Gary Bridgewood – music pioneers and musical renegades. 


The duoʼs debut single ‘Compatibilityʼ released 30th November, is loaded with slicing mando, greasy bass, smashed live drums, jagged guitar solos and Peteʼs urgent, catchy vocals. 
Written, performed and produced by Gary and Pete, the track expresses emotions which are very much a reflection of our times, with a nod in the direction of the alt-rock moments of Talking Heads. The track is underpinned by a psycho-mesmerising animated video, produced and directed by Maclean (New Orderʼs Blue Monday). 

“Compatibilityʼ was stimulated by our love of late 80ʼs ambient, disco and funk, combined with a gung-ho approach of some new wave bands like Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division etc,” says Pete, “when the sun shines through you, I see through you, you see through me, can you see through me? We are all about compatibility. Gary, “We enjoy the clash of ideas; old sounds forced against new; acoustic electronic- ambient-rock.” 

Gary and Pete started BOOK OF SHAME by accident, sharing a deep musical heritage and bond led to a meeting in a rehearsal studio, secret recordings, hours of editing and stitching melodic lines and rhythms led to the path of rediscovery, something of what they grew up with; reel to reel tape loops running across Garyʼs bedroom, dirty disco bass, noisy lo-fi drum machines, in your face live rock drums, jagged guitar melodies and elevating, inspired soulful songs of the 80ʼs, with the help of vocalists Jo Foster (Anima, Coronation Street), and Fergus Gerrand (Sting, Spice Girls), produced by Rico Conning (The Lines, Wire, Depeche Mode, William Orbit) the duo bring into existence a compelling collision of sonic textures channelling their enigmatic and artistic natures; a mysterious quality. The duoʼs persistence is a testament to their abilities and desire to constantly question and re-define their musical sensibilities.

In addition to BOOK OF SHAME, Gary and Pete have also been involved in numerous other projects. Gary worked with Troubadour Rose (Paul Weller backed), co-writing soundtrack for ‘Strawberry Fieldsʼ, performs and writes with Balkan and Klezmer band Beskydy, Lizzy OʼConnor band, toured with The Real Tuesday Weld, Michelle Stodart (The Magic Numbers). Pete was a founding member of the acclaimed Duvet Brothers who was responsible for scratch video with Rik Lander.

 

BOOK OF SHAME are Peter Boyd-Maclean (electric guitar, voice), Gary Bridgewood (guitars, basses, synths, mandolin, violin, strings, voice) with the help of Jo Foster (vocals), Claire Nicholson (vocals), Fergus Gerrand (drums, percussion), Kevin Davy (trumpet), Dan Lipman (sax), Diane McLaughlin (sax), Caroline Hall (trombone)

Killing Pickle

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