Mean Streets (Born in the Same Gutter)
Independent, Brighton-hailing band, a product of frontman Scully’s ideas whilst on the Caribbean ocean, 40 Shillings on the Drum are due to release their new single Mean Streets (Born in the Same Gutter) this Friday (5th April). Now in their third year, the folk-punk-rock band have already released their debut EP, Beggars Who Believe, and Live at the Albert, a live album and travelled around the UK for their first tour including a set at Beautiful Days festival. Later this year their debut album, produced by Tommy Gleeson of Slaves to Gravity and Feeder will be released. Mean Streets, also produced by Tommy Gleeson, was recorded at Brighton Electric studios which has hosted acts such as Royal Blood and The Cure in the past.
The single is a move away from their folk-rock style that dominated their music before and takes the leap into the energetic and angry world of punk-rock. The calming intro should not fool anyone about this song, as it is soon enough interrupted by stabs of electric guitar and the lyrics ‘shattered glass and dreams crunch beneath my feet’. We know what kind of song we’re in for now. Especially as the bass drum enters and leads into the heavy drum and electric guitar verse. The track is full of big build ups followed by stripped back sections - it’s exciting and wholly unpredictable. At around the 2:04 mark there are three punching ‘bang’s followed by a shattering glass which fits perfectly in the song. You can immediately tell that their audiences will stop their dancing and head-banging for a second to scream that back to the band at their gigs. The chorus also has an incredibly catch tune and the guitar solo, with a drummer who’s really going for it, brings the track together, making it not just another shouty punk song. The return of the piano at the end of the track, back to the calm, is like a breather for the listener and I’m sure, the live audience will need one.
There’s something about this song that makes it really interesting for its genre. It’s really well structured, full of catchy lyrics and melodies and you can still make out the folk influence. It's also recorded and produced to an incredibly high standard that doesn’t strip away the gritty essence of punk-rock.
Mean Streets (Born in the Same Gutter) is released for streaming and digital download this Friday (5th April) and will be available from 40shillingsonthedrum.uk and all the main streaming services and you can catch the band, Daniel Scully, Steve ‘Rock Zeus’ Cobley, Dave ‘Chicken Legend’ Cobley and Matt ‘The Kid’ Hill, live on tour until the middle of May.
Listen here:
https://soundcloud.com/scullzz/mean-streets-born-in-the-same-gutter-explicit
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