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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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If I had a penny for every time someone has said “this one sounds a bit like Elvis Costello” I would have 93p by now. The track was included as a light-hearted and musically direct counterpoint to some of the more profound and melancholic stuff elsewhere on the album. Sometimes, you hear about someone’s personal habits and you think “how the hell did they get a taste for that?” The lyric takes that idea as its starting point and plays gently with the idea that the pursuit of physical punishment for sexual gratification is somehow rooted in infantile trauma. OK, it might not stand up to analysis, but it’s only a song, already.

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Nothing against your argument – the pleasure might be heaven sent, but I’ve no use for punishment and how it makes me feel. People-tying people tying people tied to crazy dreams of people-tying people tying people up for real.
Whatever happened to you then to make it so?
You need an aggrodisiac to make you go.

Some ugly men in uniforms got used to whipping up a storm, and now you want to do your turn and you say it’s no big deal.
There are people-tying people tying people tied to crazy dreams of people-tying people tying people up for real.
Whatever happened way back then to make it so?
You need an aggrodisiac to make you go.

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from Film your own atrocities, released October 1, 2008

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The Eisenhowers Glasgow, UK

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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