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[song] DEADLETTER – Degenerate Inanimate

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Confident and focused, DEADLETTER are on the rise with a growing fanbase and a dedication to breaking through. Following “The Snitching Hour”, the South London-rooted outfit shares a new post-punk stomper “Degenerate Inanimate”, out now via SO Recordings.

The term “degenerate inanimate” was self-coined by the band and refers to someone you might come across who is in no way what they say they are. On the single, frontman Zac Lawrence says:

“Degenerate Inanimate alludes to the feeling of betrayal felt when someone close to you is revealed as dishonest to the bone. There’s a unique form of unease which arises from having your basic intelligence mocked, as they reveal their complete lack of decency”.

The hardworking band is touring non-stop as well, with many dates lined up for the rest of the year, three of which would be in Italy:

Stream below and get the single here.

[song] Big Special – THIS HERE AIN’T WATER

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Having made a loud entrance with the punchy “SHITHOUSE” last month, Birmingham duo Big Special returned today with another smasher titled “THIS HERE AIN’T WATER”. It’s a big song that’s both cathartic and empowering, and one that’s sure to get your blood pumping.

The group shared the following note about it: “It’s basically an inward sermon, when you’re stuck in your head egging yourself on about how rough times feel. It’s about media and politics. It’s about self-medication. It’s about a lack of options. It’s about the thinning of the common understanding between the social classes of England, and feeling stuck, watching it all happen.”

Stream below and check out the video as well.

[song] Big Special – SHITHOUSE

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Photo by Isaac Watson

Not a second is wasted on “SHITHOUSE”, the new single by Birmingham duo Big Special. They have a message and some hooks to make the listening experience pleasant.

The song’s topic is very relevant and would undoubtedly translate to most people reading this text, with the group masterfully combining serious, gloomy themes with bits of dark humour. Singer Joe Hicklin says the following about it:

“SHITHOUSE is about a rough time. The societal depression we are going through and its personal effects on people. It’s about looking at it from the outside and living it from the inside. Seemingly, no matter the moves we make, it all ends up a shithouse and sometimes all we can do is shout about it”.

Stream below and check out the video here.