Brighton-based new wave-inspired/synth pop band Speedboat - aka Johnny and Will Griffiths aka the Blue Jean Brothers aka Musk and Hook - have aired the video for their new single "Theodora".
The soft and slow dance song is taken from their upcoming new EP 'Better Men', which will be available on via 0800-MOSHI-MOSHI on on 24th June. Pre-order your copy here.
Bass and keys move together in a tight embrace, as a desperate croon brings the two closer still. Reminiscent of soft late 70’s disco, the track is held together by classic instrumentation, tight grooves and tasteful embellishments. It yearns and burns slowly, but just enough to keep those feet moving. About the track, they say…
“Think it was the 3rd lockdown. I remember being pretty fed up, working lots and not much else, listening to the news as they “eased restrictions”, feeling frustrated that nothing was really changing. It was like being tied to the bedposts while the press teased us with their feather tickler of freedom.”
“Im not really into writing songs with overt social/political commentary, but I thought if I could satirise what I wanted to say I could take the song off on tangent that was less obvious and a little more fun than just saying “Fuck Covid, fuck the Torys”. So I wrote about getting a striptease from the Statue of Liberty.”
Stream the track below.
Better Men EP Tracklisting:
01. Better Man
02. Sadie Grey
03. Theodora
04. D Sports
05. Russki Radio
06. Your Life And Mine
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