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Do Me Bad Things on 'Yes!'
Do Me Bad Things have come storming out of Croydon with one of the most inventive, eclectic and goddamn fun debuts of recent memory. Hear hellfire vocalist Mark Woods and multi-instrumental songwriter Alex Lewis talk us through 'Yes!' - check out their commentary and the album itself, right here.
Hit the [listen] links below to hear Mark and Alex's commentary in full, click here to check out 'Yes!' for yourself on the Xfm Listening Post
'Time For Deliverance'
"I think the main theme lyrically would be to avoid procrastination of any kind. A lot of people know how they can improve their situation, whatever it might be. It's about talking about things and not following through."
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'The Song Rides'
"It's quite a short, poppy rock song. People maybe miss the point when they first hear it, then after a few listens they actually listen to the lyrics and it's quite meaningful."
[listen]
'Sprezzatura'
"It's a 16th century Spanish aristocratic word that basically means the act of being artful - like everything you do is a form of art but you make it look effortless. That's a state of Sprezzatura."
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'What's Hideous'
"I shouldn't really comment on Tom's [Shotton - the 'Things' other songwriter] private life but he's... uncomfortable with affection and finds various ways of finding a problem in a relationship. Actually I'm getting a bit personal here..."
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'Off The Hook'
"I don't know what they mean but the lyrics are superb and obviously Chantal [Brown - one of DMBT's legion of vocalists] - I think that's the one where she really shines on the album."
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'Liv Ullman On Drums'
"Liv Ullman is a Swedish actress from the '70s that Tom has a fascination with. He goes through stages of being obsessed with certain actresses and this is his one for this cycle."
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'Molly's Wood'
"It's poppy in parts - for me it's very uplifting to sing but I see where people are coming from when they say it's a downbeat song. But I like that it's on the album 'cos it gives it a bit of contrast."
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'Suburban Flame'
"I just thought that song in particular encapsulated - as close as we can with all the singers, all the styles that we go through - that one's the most representitive of what we do."
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'The Daily Grind'
"I'm not really too sure what Tom's trying to get at here but I do feel a connection when I sing lines like 'I had this peephole that captured the world'. It's another dark one."
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'Hold On'
"That song initially started as a filler in the set and Tom came up with this silly little riff that we thought sounded like the Ceefax music."
[listen]
Click here to listen to 'Yes!' on the Xfm Listening Post
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