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Chinese whispers

from Film your own atrocities by The Eisenhowers

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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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The original idea for the lyric was to have an opening line that would be corrupted gradually by the ‘Chinese Whispers’ until it had metamorphosed into something entirely different by the end of the song. That would have been pretty clever and probably very hard work. Or, as is more likely, just extremely annoying. I still plan to write that song, just as soon as there is a month with a ‘k’ in it.
The track is pretty languid, with a relatively unfussy arrangement. There is a pleasing little hypnotic groove on the verse and some lovely backing vocals on the chorus from Toby Campbell of the rather splendid Anomie Belle. Google them and you’ll find some beautifully down tempo trip-hop, all haunting strings and cleverly-layered textures.

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The Chinese whispers said: “things are going to change soon”.
But the words change meaning as they travel from room to room.
Even a scream of desperation will get lost in the translation, until a word or two takes you all the way from riches to ruin.
So tell it all, tell it all ... how he’s going to take another fall.

The Chinese whispers said: “it has to be some kind of a sign”.
But sometimes people only look for what they want to find. Even the simplest explanation gets complicated in translation until the long walk home ends with a crawl along the bottom line.
So tell it all, tell it all ... now you’re going to take another fall.

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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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