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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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This track features some very subtle drumming from Billy Devine and, once again, some tasteful backing vocals manage to lift the parts that need to be lifted. Peter McAteer’s lyrical and panoramic guitar motif is, for me, the beautiful icing on the cake. The lyric has absolutely no connection with the film of the same name (starring Peter Sellers); it is merely a meditation on some places I’ve been, journeys imagined, abandoned and occasionally completed. Regrets? I’ve had a few.

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Sick and tired of me; that’s the excuse, it will always be. Up in my balloon, feeling that maybe I was immune to all the crap around.
Thought I could fly, guess I was spellbound, because now I’ve found my fall is broken by the ground.
For the dream millionaire, Shangri-La is somewhere out of reach, never here … it could be anywhere. But should the sky ever fall, all I’ll need to recall is the thrill of it all, just being there.

Back when I was blind, what I was missing was well defined; always needing more, I was willfully dumb, now I know the score. This is how it goes: when you get caught by the undertow, you may find there’s no better place for you to go.
For the dream millionaire, Shangri-La is somewhere out of reach, never here … it could be anywhere. But should the sky ever fall, all I’ll need to recall is the thrill of it all, just being there.

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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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