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Thee Deadtime Philharmonic return with new single 'Hardlines', out on November 5th. It is the long-awaited follow-up to their 2018 critically acclaimed album 'Estate of the Heart'.

'Hardlines' is a snapshot of post-lockdown life in lower-working-class, ex-industrial small-town Britain.

Singer-Songwriter Wayne Murdoch documents poverty, class, knife crime, and a privatised prison system with a message of resilience and hope.

The official video for 'Hardlines' is directed by Michael Socha and Adaptive Media. An open casting call was sent out to the local community, under the guidance of actor and director Michael Socha (This Is England, Being Human, and upcoming new Shane Meadows drama The Gallows Pole). Murdoch set out to cast non- actors and friends of the band, alongside established actors including Andrew Shim (A Room for Romeo Brass, This Is England)

The single is produced,engineered,and mixed by David Glover. (Self Esteem, Richard Hawley)

All download proceeds from the 'Hardlines' single release will be donated to Bank House, a mental health charity and service in South Derbyshire.

Watch video for 'Hardlines' here:
youtube.com/watch?v=RSM8e7arAAw

'Great band and one of the very few genuine working class critiques of our lives in music out there today. You'll get more out of this than pretending to read Marx' - Dr Lisa Mckenzie (Author, Academic, Russia Today, Guardian)

'I love this lot. Musically and lyrically brilliant' - Tom Robinson (BBC6, Activist, Songwriter)

'Great working class band, documenting the times we live in' - Mick Jones (The Clash)

'Excellent' - Jarvis Cocker

'Estate of the Heart' was one of my favourite albums of the year - Steve White (Paul Weller, Style Council)

Biography
Their militant working-class stance caught the eye of Clash legend Mick Jones, who took Deadtime out as special guests. Since the tour, Murdoch has recorded a single and album with The Tribunes - out on Honest Jon's Records - with Jones' rhythm section from Carbon/Silicon. The Clash connection continued when Strummerville (The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music) invited Deadtime into their family by funding the band's first single, double a-side 'Moths/Spine' produced by Paul Tipler (Idlewild, 80s Matcbox, Dr Feelgood,Elastica) Strummerville also added 'Spine' to their prestigious DIY download page. Deadtime held the No.1 slot for nine months in the Strummerville chart. Among other supporters of the band was the late Michael Davis of the legendary garage rock outfit MC5.

Deadtime continue to receive outstanding reviews for their high-octane, raw, emotive live shows. International and national radio airplay for the band has come courtesy of Don Letts, Jarvis Cocker and Tom Robinson (BBC Introducing/BBC6) to name a few. Deadtime have also appeared on Channel 4 (Strummerville Sessions) and Going Underground (Russia Today). Michael Socha (This is England/Being Human) also appeared in their 'Bad Lad' video.

Based in ex-mining town Swadlincote, in South Derbyshire - still on its knees from Thatcher's stranglehold on the working classes - Murdoch's songwriting reflects the carnage left behind.

'Hardlines' - Thee Deadtime Philharmonic (original explicit language version)

Thee Deadtime Philharmonic - Biography

Based in the ex-mining town of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, Murdoch's songwriting reflects the carnage left behind in a town still on its knees from Thatcher’s strangle hold on the working classes.

Relentless gigs all over the UK (including all the major cities and the nowhere towns where most bands don't bother to go) have gained the band an ever-growing army of dangerously devoted fans. Their militant working class stance caught the eye of Clash legend Mick Jones, who took Deadtime out on the road as special guests, and Murdoch has since recorded a single and album with The Tribunes (out on Honest Jons Records and featuring Mick Jones’s rhythm section from Carbon/Silicon). The Clash connection continued when Strummerville (The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music) invited Deadtime into the family by funding their first single, double a-side 'Moths/Spine' with producer Paul Tipler (Idlewild, 80s Matcbox, Dr Feelgood,Elastica). Strummerville also added 'Spine’ (demo) to their prestigious DIY download page, where it held the No.1 slot for nine months in the Strummerville chart. The band have also worked with other producers such as Brett Shaw (Unkle, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz) and David Glover (Self Esteem, Slow Club, Richard Hawley) Among the band’s other supporters was the late Michael Davis of the legendary MC5. 

Deadtime continue to receive outstanding reviews for their high octane, raw, emotive live shows. International and national radio airplay for the band has come from Don Letts, Jarvis Cocker, Janice Long and Tom Robinson (BBC Introducing/BBC6) to name a few. Deadtime have also appeared on Channel 4 (Strummerville Sessions) Russia Today (Going Underground) and had Michael Socha from This is England/Being Human appear in their 'Bad Lad' and direct the video for 'Hardlines'.

'' Musically and lyrically brilliant'' -  Tom Robinson (BBC6, Activist, Songwriter)

''Great working class band, documenting the times we live in'' -  Mick Jones (The Clash)

''Excellent'' - Jarvis Cocker

''One of my favourite 2018 albums'' Steve White (Style Council, Paul Weller, The Art of Drumming)

''Already Legendary'' (Russia Today/Going Underground)

''This lot's songs Bad Lad and Idiot Village are two of my favourite songs of the year so far. They're like Shane Meadows. This Is England in musical form'' Scott Rowley (Editor in Chief Classic rock, Metal Hammer, Louder)

Album 'Estate of the Heart' is available on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon. 
  
Them:
Murdoch - Vocals, guitars, samples, decks.
Kerry Ann - Vocals, synth, percussion.
Richard Castle - Guitar.
Mark Knowles - Bass.
Lee Shaw - Drums, percussion 

Contact/bookings: kerry2805@aol.co.uk

For more reviews / press / videos visit the band's website:  https://theedeadtimephilharmonic.com/