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Astroturf

by HOT MASS

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ABOUT:
It’s the first single from our new album, so it feels like a time to celebrate new ideas and avenues. Some of my all-time favourite songs are those from the college-rock era. The song embodies the punk-derived sonic textures that we love, but I wanted to pay homage to the early college/indie rock era and the free-floating guitar parts that are a staple of those genres. Bands such as Pixies and The Replacements are masters in making a melancholic song whilst still being upbeat. I love that combination.

The song focuses on the subject matter of feeling like an outsider and that internal pressure of how you project yourself. I wanted to explore lyrics that conveyed those feelings and even though Hot Mass isn’t really a band of rebellion, to me, the song feels like a mini-protest in staying true and celebrating who you are.

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LYRICS:
You asked “when did it all get so heavy?”
And it’s a long walk home
These crossword clues don’t get any easier
And fuck the words they spell out
Just stay what you are
And light up the room day after day

Little friend forget and let go
They suffocate and imitate you
Because you’ve been thinking they don’t love you
They celebrate and elevate you

Read my future from a card
And palm reader, tell me to go
The man on the street, plays guitar to angry feet
He stares into their eyes and sees through their lies
And shouts them out one by one

And you’re waiting for something
But if something becomes nothing
I don’t blame you if you’re gone

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released July 22, 2022
Recorded at Sonic One Studio, Wales

From the album, "Happy, Smiling and Living the Dream". Released 14th October 2022

Released via Brassneck Records, This Charming Man, Black Numbers

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HOT MASS Swansea, UK

Hailing from Swansea, UK, Hot Mass take their eclectic taste in music and throw it all into the melting pot to create some melodic, grunge fuelled, indie popping, jaw dropping, punk bangers awash with defiant upbeat lyricism.

They released their debut record ‘Nervous Tensions’ in 2016, a record filled to the brim with raw energy and young ideas.

They are now back with their sophmore full length
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