https://craftingroomrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/shakedown
Written and recorded entirely by ELLiS·D himself (aka Ellis Dickson) at Hackney Road studios with Shuta Shinoda (Hot Chip, Jenny Beth), ‘Shakedown’ thunders through a scorching, fuzzed-up blitzkrieg of rocket-fuelled, goth-tinged psych-punk, adding another layer of madness to Ellis’ brand of ‘on edge’ rock ‘n’ roll that’s infested with 21st century paranoia.
The single caps off a busy year for Ellis and his band that has also included two nationwide headline tours, appearances at Kendal Calling and Left of The Dial, shows with the likes of Sweeping Promises, Vinyl Williams and The Goa Express, as well as Press/Radio backing from BBC Radio 6Music (Tom Robinson, Emily Pilbeam), Radio X (John Kennedy), So Young Magazine, NME, Far Out and Hard of Hearing.
Discussing the single, Ellis says: “I channelled a lot of fear and frustration into this track when I was writing it. It was very cathartic. I wanted to try and create something from the point of view of someone on a total ego trip who exudes complete over-confidence as means of bottling up their true anxieties. It was nice – for an hour or so.”
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