Deh-Yey is a fairly new band from Chester, UK comprised of guitarist Cash Burns and drummer Tom Maude, and they’ve just released a brilliant new single “Death and Politics.” The hard-hitting track takes on the politics of gun culture in America with thunderous instrumentals as tumultuous as the subject matter. Using only layered guitars and percussion, the duo create a heavy, dynamic sound that blasts through the airwaves.
“Death and Politics” opens with banging drumbeats that sound like rapid gunfire, then a barrage of grimy distorted guitars and wildly crashing cymbals arrive like a thunderbolt, jolting us out of our complacency. The guys employ a complex melodic structure with numerous change-ups that serve to keep us in a constant state of unease. Cash’s intricate guitar work is jaw-dropping; he makes his six-string hum and chirp one moment, then wail and scream the next. And Tom attacks his drum kit like a demon, generating pulse-pounding, speaker-blowing power that penetrates all the way to our inner core. Cash sings the biting lyrics with an arresting authority, and together their soaring harmonies in the chorus are superb. It all makes for a phenomenal track.
Time is wasted on everyone, and still the world turns,
Moving house with you’re youngest son, no one around who cares,
Blatantly flashing a hand made gun,
Such a sore sight
What about the young and dumb
Can we amend your right?
Start another fight, Terminate a life,
Come together when it’s too late,
Sing Oh oh oh ooooooh
You look surprised when you opened up your eyes and you seen the special prize at the end of the trail,
Some say you had it all, but you wanted more control and the gods you fucking worship set you up to fail,
The ruler of them all, and he’s still inclined to fall as he sees a sign of war from the very ledge that gave him life,
You’re still burning down my furniture,
Just to piss in the light.
Deh-Yey certainly set the bar high with “Death and Politics,” and I for one cannot wait to hear fresh tunes from them very soon.
Very cool! I think I hear hints of the Clash in there… Kind of an updated version. Good stuff!
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Hmm, I hadn’t thought of that, but an interesting observation. Thanks for reading and commenting Marc. I appreciate your support.
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