Suicide Bid -- once called a "UK punk and ska super group" in the music press -- were formed in 2005 from three of the former members of punk band The Filaments. From there they were able to use their reputation and contacts to recruit members of some of the most significant punk bands of recent years, including King Prawn, Ex-Cathedra, The P.A.I.N, Inner Terrestrials, Deathskulls, Sonic Boom 6 and Operation Nailbomb.
Their debut album -- This Is The Generation -- mixes reggae punk reminiscent of the Clash with dub beats and political lyrics. Originally more of a project than an actual band, Suicide Bid have surprised themselves with interest from major labels, playing Radio 1's Maida Vale and are now recording their first full-length album.
Without sounding like a PR piece, Suicide Bid are a breath of fresh air in what sometimes seems like an industry dominated by image and bands more interested in sounding like each other than pushing boundaries.
The political content of songs like Turning a Blind Eye or Don't Lie Down ("They'll kill the planet just to make a profit/This is the generation that has to stop it") is offset by the haunting saxophone or the driving reggae bass lines. They might just be too edgy and challenging to ever really break properly into the mainstream, the poetry striking a little too close and the music too intricate to appeal to the masses. But don't let that out you off -- this is something very special.
This Is the Generation -Dont Lie Down.mp3
VERY cool Jay. I had never heard of them before.
ReplyDeleteYou played - cool. Good track, and a band I didn't know at all before this.
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