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    This is the second album from The Eisenhowers and was described in 'Absolute Powerpop' as "a real step forward from the debut, as they refine their take on the classic British pop of bands like Squeeze, XTC and The Kinks". Over on the Bandcamp page for our current album 'Judge a man by the company he keeps', there is a special offer available to those who purchase two albums together.

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In spite of the basic chord structure, this one has something of an epic feel to it. The lyric describes an attempted seduction in a singles bar; the middle-aged protagonist –who has this powerful, romantic belief in the idealism and heroism of the NASA space programme- is trying to pick up a vacuous, but physically attractive, young woman. He’s trying to come to terms with his own declining powers by chasing sexual gratification, but there’s an undertone of disillusionment to the whole thing; bit by bit, the seduction becomes a signifier of his descent into parody and self-loathing.
He starts to contrast the state of the world as it watched the unfolding spectacle of the Apollo missions back in the sixties, to the state of the world as it is now. Depressingly, he sees a planet hooked on dumb-ass reality TV and a succession of utterly brainless Z-list superstars.
Cue the music …

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We held our breath to watch them go, a sense of wonderment and show, a signpost to the future don’t you know? Adventures would be infinite on interplanetary trips, the universe all at our fingertips.
I’d be some rocket billionaire, the champion of everywhere and nothing could be better to declare. But now I’m drunk and I’m depressed, a lecherous disheveled mess, trying more than I should to impress.
Because I am tethered to the ground, gravity can hold me down when I’ve lost the feeling things will all be fine. Do I overstate the deal that nothing else will make us feel like they made us feel in 1969?

We talked of this and maybe that, just some inconsequential chat; libido makes a willing diplomat. Then she said: “hey, before we go … I’m like totally y’know, so into this crazy TV show.”
But was there something that I missed, these superstars on the d-list with the kind of charm that’s easy to resist?
I said: “We went to the moon and now we’re watching these buffoons? Or honey ... maybe that’s inopportune?”
I am tethered to the ground, gravity can hold me down when I’ve lost the feeling things will all be fine. Do I overstate the deal that nothing else will make us feel like they made us feel in 1969?

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from Film your own atrocities, released October 1, 2008

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The music of The Eisenhowers presents an eclectic mix, inspired by the likes of Elvis Costello, David Bowie, The Kinks and Steely Dan. Following 2021's critically-acclaimed 'Judge a man by the company he keeps', the new album. 'Nudge Unit Blues', represents something of a departure, featuring, as it does, a somewhat dystopian take on recent events. It's still about the tunes, though! ... more

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