Chubby And The Gang Share New Single 'Lightning Don't Strike Twice'
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*Chubby And The Gang* have shared their new single 'Lightning Don't Strike Twice' in full.
The band are one of London's best-kept secrets, a group of vagabonds and wayward souls crafting outrageous punk rock.
New single 'Lightning Don't Strike Twice' is online now, and it'll be given a full release alongside 'Life's Lemons' on May 28th.
'Lightning Don't Strike Twice' is a superb distillation of the Gang's diverse palette, opening with lap slide guitar before plunging into ad hoc pub rock.
An absolute riot from start to finish, it matches punchy punk rock riffs against lyrics that speak about the widening social inequalities in the UK today.
He comments...
"I wrote this song about social inequality. Not mine but the people I saw around me. I feel like the whole premise of poverty is presented like this game in which if you play your cards right you can escape. In reality it's more like playing a game of dice when they're loaded against your favour. Constantly being struck by lightning and being told that it will never happen again."
"I remember witnessing someone's telephone voice where they had to change their voice when conducting business or applying for jobs so they don't come across as if they are from a lower class."
"I wrote the last verse about that because it disgusted me that in a system supposedly created on meritocracy a human being has to change their identity to try and shake unemployment. I've had very few jobs that required me to go for an interview. No one really cares who you are when you drive a minicab or lay out cables so I'm lucky in that sense. But many people aren't."
The video was directed by Jasper Cable-Alexander, and it's a neat throwback to the era of '90s internet cafés.
Tune in now.
Related: *"I Was A Reckless Little Shit!" Chubby And The Gang Interviewed*
Photo Credit: *Mike Palmer*
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