Viagra Boys' frontman Sebastian Murphy discussed the inspirations behind the band's new album Welfare Jazz on the latest episode of our livestream series The Record Club.
Discussing the record's artwork, which features a pianting by the singer and lyricist of a cowboy giving therapy to a dog, he said: "The record has this cowboy theme to it, in a way." Asked why the punk-rock record's final track is a cover of In Spite Of Ourselves by country music legend John Prine, Sebastian explained he was embracing the genre following a breakup. "At the time of recording that I was just listening to a shit load of country and I'd recently broken up with my my girlfriend," he said. "There was all these great country lyrics about getting left and hit in
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