The first rule of Punk is there are no rules and Vice Squad ably illustrate this with ‘Battle of Britain’. The 13 track album opens with the blistering ‘Ruination’ which cuts through the bullshit of small time promoters and blaggers with consummate swagger and melody while ‘I Dare To Breathe’[…]
Read More »‘Water’ was first released on our London Underground album in 2009 and was a fairly fast punchy song. We decided to change it completely so rather than just slowing the riff down and/or replacing electric guitars with acoustic we rearranged it for piano and added a Spanish guitar solo. The[…]
Read More »‘Antisocial Insecurity’ was written back in the early 2000s and was featured on ‘Rich and Famous’ and ‘Defiant’. The song is about poverty and the drudgery of very low paid work and the humiliation of having to claim benefits. People with low socio-economic status have far less freedom than wealthier[…]
Read More »Beki talks with writer Jennifer Upton about writing the song and making the video. Walk me through the genesis of how you develop new songs. Lyrics first? Music first? Does one person handle all the lyrics or it is collaborative with both words and music? Usually one of us comes[…]
Read More »’Sniffing Glue’ is the closest we’ve got to writing a love song and tells of taking speed and endeavouring to be ‘crusty’, which was considered to be very cool. I did actually wear a coke can ring on my finger but had no intention of getting married. Some of us[…]
Read More »‘Princess Paranoia’ is slightly self-mocking and explores a woman’s reaction to rejections both real and imagined and her increasing isolation and desire to avoid people. It’s not about Princess Diana, though of course as with all songs/lyrics it’s up to the listener to decide what it means to them. The[…]
Read More »We have just added the Mainstream Media EP to BandCamp our online digital store for rare and limited edition songs. Click player below and feel free to share the player and store link with friends. Of course you can purchase a copy, your support is very much appreciated. THANK YOU[…]
Read More »We have been asked by fans who do not own CD players or who wish to buy high quality downloads for us to make our latest EP’s available, so we have renewed our relationship with BandCamp and made the two current EP’s available with the option to donate to the[…]
Read More »Here is a short video clip from the Vice Squad show @ The 100 Club featuring SNIFFING GLUE filmed on 4th Jan 2019. Thank you all for coming into London and seeing in the New Year with us. Be sure to sign up to our mailing list here ; www.vicesquad.co.uk
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