PLEASURE Heads are back with their second release of 2020, War And Orange Juice, following the release of the much anticipated single, Sick of the Sights, back in March.
Their prolific start to the year is indicative of a band that has a lot of insight to share and the lyrics to War and Orange Juice are some of their most informed yet. The song brings the never-ending deluge of bad news that envelopes the world, that we are increasingly alienated from, home to our everyday experience. It serves as an alarming reminder that despite the blissful ignorance we indulge in with our humdrum lives, catastrophe is inescapable. The song, which was recorded in October 2019, is vindicated in this assertion in the final verse as a simple sneeze spreads among commuters. The initial mundanity of this image takes on a far more grave meaning as we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic.
Sonically, the song is instantly recognisable as Pleasure Heads; shades of Palma Violets and The Jam inform their sound while never making them sound derivative. They eschew the temptation of outright aggression in favour of a tasteful, early British punk sound that is nonetheless contemporary and relevant to our age.
Pleasure Heads have no intention of letting up the momentum they are building in 2020 either. With a new release scheduled for every two months for the rest of the year, fans will not be left wanting due to a lack of gigs. However, when gigs do return, they will have a host of new favourites to sing along with.
Stream War and Orange Juice now.
Photograph by Sinead Ferguson
