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Decent Pubs and Murder

by MC16

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The words ‘Decent Pubs’ and ‘Murder’ sound so random when put together yet they could be used to describe nearly every town or city in the UK.

“Decent Pubs and Murder” is not just about random words that make sense but also about the words themselves. In the song’s middle 8th there is the lyric ‘You can’t call them bouncers anymore’ which as bassist Quinn explains “So I am in my local pub sharing the news of a bouncer who has been done for manslaughter but the reaction I get is not...Geez! That is horrific! But instead I just get corrected ‘Oh you can’t call them bouncers anymore!”. As he goes onto say “It’s not so much a war OF words these days but a war ON words”

Back to our Decent Pubs and Murder though, as drummer Duffy articulates “This ‘random sense’ idea is something I see every day where I live. At a national level the government are pushing us closer to the edge of the cliff whereas at a local level we have community groups trying to make life better so we could have easily called this song ‘Flower beds and Rough Sleepers’, or ‘Free Yoga and Knife Crime”.

On a positive note though as guitarist Carson states ‘I do like Paramedics, bringing together someone who loves riding motorbikes and also loves medicine. That is positive randomness”

The single was recorded with Simon Hopkinson (Dave Greenfield, Hung Like Hanratty) at Electric Bear Studios in Mansfield

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released May 5, 2023

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MC16 UK

MC16 believe music should challenge, confront, question and entertain - capturing the spirit of true punk rock music.
‘Outvoted By Robots’ - the trio’s debut EP captures all of the above in the four songs contained within.
Musically, MC16 are a short sharp shock of classic punk rock - a whirlwind of snarl and bite, mixed with a ragged melody and street-wise energies.
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