Band: The Dead Freights
Track: Stray Dogs
Release Date: 30th October 2020
Record Label: Mi7 Records
Wide awake like a freight train in the night, lead singer Charlie James styles out the new Dead Freights tune surrounded by fire in music video for ‘Stray Dogs’ released 22nd October. The track will be available to officially stream on Friday 30th October on all major platforms. The Dead Freights are a renowned rock'n'roll band on the Southampton music scene, and all for good reason. They have style, charisma, charm and the tunes to match - ‘Stray Dogs’ is no exception.
This track gets me gassed! In fact, ‘Stray Dogs’ is probably their best yet. A filthy tune packed with alt-disco guitar riffs and spoken word, filled with clarity from the off-set, all the way through. Lead singer Charlie James opens with the captivating line of “see if I care, or give a fuck.” - which is my attitude towards 90% of things in life - so they got my attention immediatly.
The chorus makes this track such a classic indie disco banger, “This wired mind of mine, that you roll like a dice. Wide awake and dilated, afraid of all the time it’s taking up.” With its punchy gutiar riffs, accelerating drums, and narcotic-based lyrics it really is everything an indie dancefloor anthem is made of.
The poetic imagery created via the lyrics is also incredibly visual which is to be expected from a band like The Dead Freights - a quartet of poetical and musically gifted geniuses. I could definitely picture this track being the intro for a cool new TV series - it reminds me a bit of the Misfits opening track - ‘Echoes’ by The Rapture in that sense. The Dead Freights are a real force to be reckoned with, especially since the release of this complete and utter anthem. An absolutely dirty tune that got me hooked from the first line. I can’t wait to see what else they have stored in the pipeline for the future.
Watch The Dead Freights ‘Stray Dogs’ music video here:
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