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Thugs For God

from The Big Silver by The Roves

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    12" EP
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‘Thugs For God’ is another blissfully nostalgic track, which opens with the gentle strumming of an autoharp before Tom reflects on a personal relationship. Tom laments pensively: “I haven’t been tactile to touch. But now I guess it don’t take much”. It’s an admirable sentiment which makes this bizarrely titled track the most intimate of the EP. James joins in on the bridge to deliver the EPs first clear sign of harmony, wistfully backing: “And all these things I took for granted, running around my head”, accompanied by magical sound effects which linger throughout the song, hitting angelic, choral like proportions in the chorus. The band change tempo in the chorus to match Tom’s discontent as he takes the reins to deliver a demure shot on love: ‘Cos’ love is a word that’s bandied around. Without any worth run into the ground, no no no”. The additional vocals of Veronica Dajani play out as a daydream, and a memory of love as the melancholic tune drifts off spiralling into the sky

lyrics

I haven’t been tactile to touch
But now I guess it don’t take much
Cos’ I’ve felt things that can’t be seen
Like crystal visions from a dream

And all these things I took for granted
Running around my head
Cos’ I can be sure but don’t make a sound
Cos’ I can’t go on if you’re not around, no no no

There’s no use in wondering why
Some things cannot be denied
But when the push had come to shove
I couldn’t live without your love

And all these things I took for granted
Running around your head
Cos’ love is a word that’s bandied around
Without any worth run into the ground, no no no

Come, come unto me, I’m under your thumb, so why can’t you see

credits

from The Big Silver, track released July 3, 2020
Tom Wing – Lead & Backing Vocal, Rhythm Guitar, Autoharp, Mellotron, Sound Effects
James Wing – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocal
Andrew Harwood – Lead Guitar
Luke Evans – Bass
Brendan Monahan – Drums, Chimes
Veronica Dajani – Vocal (Instrumental Break)

Special gratitude to Aimee Lockwood & company who provided the song with the title.

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