Taken from the new "Insides EP." Out September 23, 2014 on 7"/DIG.

Since 2010 and over 2 albums and a slew of singles and tapes, Terry Malts have been exploring the murky area where hope meets disgust, an area populated with anger, hatred, exhaustion, delusion, seclusion, consumption, life, death, breathing, eating and a host of other conflicting and confusing ideas. Their records to date have a been a refreshing blast of catchy punk, pop-influenced but also chaotic, noisy, shredding. Imagine Bubba from Void sitting in with Descendents and and you're part of the way there. Fall 2013's "Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere" was their most concise release yet - a concentrated blast of melodic bile that cast a long look at life and didn't always like what it saw.

Now Terry Malts are releasing their first new material in almost a year. The "Insides EP" might be their most "pop" record yet, but don't let that make you believe that they've given up on the blazing, verge-of-feedback guitars or pummeling rhythms. "Let You In" is classic power-pop revved up and played LOUD - a pogo party in under two minutes. "Grumpiest Old Men" is an ode to telling those damn kids to get off your lawn, showcasing guitarist Corey Cunningham on vocals. "Don't" is a stop/start thriller, dark and driving but as always sporting a melody that most pop bands would slay for. Wrapping up the EP is a fine version of New Zealand legends The Chills' "Hidden Bay," giving some insight into the varied influences that feed into Terry Malts and help explain why "pop" and "punk" don't adequately describe what they do.


Terry Malts - Don't

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear

Christmas Alone - Dexter and the Scrooges

I’m dedicating this track to my mate and guitarist of this band Lee Hughes who is currently in hospital waiting on a bypass. So best wishes to a great guitarist & bloke please make a speedy recovery. 
We wrote this song back in 1998 after I was reading an article about Richard Branson’s new record label V2.
The article referred to the fact that V2 had signed 60 bands to the new label. Stereophonics was one of those bands and I have no idea who the other 59 were.
It also referred to the fact it was like catching 60 flies in a jar and seeing which one escaped to make the big time.
Obviously Stereophonics was the fly who escaped. 
It all seemed farcical and ridiculous to me that all them bands signed their lives away only to be dropped so quickly.
This Elegant Chaos was on a small independent label selling 500 albums a month unknown to us. 
The label took the money and we only found out 20 years later how much the label made. We never seen a penny.
I was sent an audit form of sales because the label wanted to use some tracks of their best selling artists for a compilation album to celebrate 30 years. 
To say I was shocked was an understatement! 
This industry is shark infested waters that you rarely miss getting bitten. 
The middle eight refers to this after reading another article by Ian Brown talking about the music industry & the split from The Stone Roses and how we are lambs to the slaughter. 
We used a sample on the track from Bros’s When Will I Be Famous and reversed it right at the beginning & again later un reversed. 
If my memory serves me well we only ever played this live once in Bradford at a gig for a music magazine. I totally lost my way and ending up rolling around on stage to deflect from my vocal performance lol. I’m sure the band & audience thought I had lost the plot and I probably did but Happy days ! 
This Elegant Chaos gives you 

60 Flyzzzzz 

V1
60 Flyzzzzz buzzing in a jar
Can one escape to become a star 
60 Flyzzzzz
Can we make a living for A&R

Bridge 
This is farcical its ridiculous 
That someone like me could be so  fickle less  

Chorus 

Would you sign your life away 
Would you sign on the dotted line today
Would you sign your life away 
For the filthiest richest business On this planet x2

V2
60 Flyzzzzz buzzing in a jar 
One is for chop 
60 Flyzzzzz buzzing in a jar 
The other 58 as flopped 

Bridge 
This is farcical its ridiculous 
That someone like me could be so  fickle less 

Chorus 

Would you sign your life away 
Would you sign on the dotted line today
Would you sign your life away 
For the filthiest richest business On this planet x2


Middle 8 

Mr Brown you were right 
These are shark infested waters 
Mr Brown you were right 
We lambs to the slaughter 
Mr Brown why was it so 
A thorn between your roses 
Mr Brown why was it so 
They can’t see further than their noses than their noses their noses 

Chorus to finish

60 FLYZZZZZ- This Elegant Chaos

baby, won't you stick around?
'cause I'm not afraid right now

yeah, I try, I try, I try..
all the time
yet you lie, you lie, you lie..
half the time

baby, we don't mess around
the room is full right now

you brought your gun to the party
and you shot me down again

baby, won't you stick around?
'cause I'm not afraid right now
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