We wrote Delia in response to the track Delia’s Gone by Johnny Cash. Although made famous by Cash, Delia’s Gone is a historic folk song based on a real 14-year-old African American murder victim who was shot by her boyfriend. It’s a grisly lament written from Delia’s killer’s perspective and has been sang by many male artists over the years. 
 
History has all too often been written by men. Delia’s story has only been told through the lens of her murderer’s regret, with no regard to her own experience. When violence against women is talked about, women are all too often robbed of their own agency and story. They are often described as ‘someone’s daughter/mother/girlfriend/wife/sister’ as if their relationship to a man is the only thing that matters, and they are not their own person. 
 
We thought it might be an interesting idea to write a reply to Delia’s Gone from Delia’s point of view. It's a sassy, riotous comeback in which Delia sets the record straight and takes a pop at her killer.

Written & performed by: The Sewer Cats
Recorded, mixed and produced by Tom Burgess.
Mastered by Ben Hannah.

Delia

English Spaghetti

Through swirling loops of guitar FX, the Sewer Cats emerge menacingly from the shadows with their politically charged new single ‘Get It’.
 
Following on from the debut album ‘Cute Aggression’, the duo further explore their wide pool of influences while harnessing the chaotic sounds of the live performances The Sewer Cats are known for across the DIY punk scene.
 
Lyrically, the song is a scathing satirical attack on consumerism, influencer culture, and toxic pervading political ideals: that we should all aspire to chase wealth and power… and trickle-down economics will take care of the rest. To hell with everyone else!
 
The paired down angular post-punk sounds and sarcastic vocal delivery in the verse only serves as a contrast as The Sewer Cats, once again, launch into full on feral attack mode with a trademark catchy shout-a-long chorus served with a huge wall of fuzz. 
 
Prepare to shout ‘Get It’ from the rafters #girlbosses, the gospel according to Love Island’s Molly-Mae is here!
 
Recording, production and mixing: Niall Griffin
Mastering: Mike Hayes

Get It

Tell Me Something True

The melody + sung words of the choruses are adapted from the Children's song 'When The Lord Came to Our Land' by Kim Miller.

The Poem was written just in time for Christmas 2015, the music recorded in time for Christmas 2016! 

The poem uses the timely theme of displacement to explore the incarnation and what happened during the nativity, theologically and personally. You can read the words here: 
http://peterlillypoetry.blogspot.fr/2015/12/displaced-redemption.html

Peter Lilly Poetry

Displaced redemption

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