"Hangar," the new single from London band Moreish Idols, is an exercise in tension and release. Jude Lilley delivers his lyrics in half-rapped style, shooting from the hip about "cursed collateral" as he asses the cultural landscape and sneers at a world of pop culture that does nothing to move him while trying to find a way to change it.
This frenetic delivery sits atop a tinderbox of guitars, drums, and sax. Musically, Moreish Idols come from the same post-punk space as Black Midi, Squid, and Black Country, New Road, band's who aren't afraid to experiment with traditional forumlas in an attempt to land on something new.
The song comes with a video that reflects a modern media landscape in which all culture, be it low or high, comes packaged and flattened in the same form to be consumed or, just as easily, ignored.
Director Dinomoves unknowingly arranged the shoot on the same day as this year's Bafta Awards with the shoot taking place within spitting distance of some of the same people the song rallies against. "Battling a hangover after arriving back home for Christmas, I felt a bit lost around the house.
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