Lockdowns are tough eh! Well maybe for
you, but I've used the opportunity to visit Durham and Barnard
Castle. Roads were quiet as fuck! Who woulda thought?!
Anyhow while there's no gigs to or record shops to go to, it's great to find that many of
my favourite music makers are still being creative and kicking
against the pricks. Brian Bordello (he's in a group called The
Bordellos don't you know!) is one top fella – a maverick music
maker of the highest order, independently-minded, speaker of truth,
gently subversive, and quite often laugh-out-loud funny. He got in
touch with me over the weekend to draw attention to a couple of new
songs. Highly current and topical. Quickly recorded and with almost
immediate release thanks to Australian label Metal Postcard Records.
'Boris Johnson Massacre' will resonate with anyone who's found our
government's response to the Covid-1 crisis sadly lacking.
Boot-lickers and flag-shaggers might disapprove but they can fuckin'
do one!
Here are some words from Brian about
the tracks...
“I only recorded it on Tuesday and
Metal Postcard Records were kind enough to release it straight away
so I had no time for the pre-release nonsense. It continues with my
solo adventures in the art of no-fi with this gentle attack on the
ineptitude of our current Prime Minister, recorded on one track of my
old tape four-track and in such a way it will only come out of one
speaker, to capture the magic of me listening to pop music in my
youth on a tiny transistor radio, a song where Jake Thackray, Daniel
Johnson and Ray Davies influence takes hold . I hope you enjoy it.”
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