Pulsating with a magnificent squelching and orchestral entré, a slight crackling around the edges and this post-punk, indie-pop swaggers with a troubadour style and elegance, while looking at the ironies of existence. Topped-off with a deadpan delivery EvEns spells it out, with a raw beatnik style poetry and a touch of believable and moving realism.
Jaunty and intricate composition, the track hits a compelling while exotic groove. Dustbin Man is a celebration of everyone from the dustbin man, to social services, to NHS medical staff, commending the people in society that knit-it together in this piece of post-punk, art-beat rock. A backlash against cuts ‘we’re in this together says nowhere man.’ As the most important people in society are squeezed to the edges in this explicit, energising carefully curated slab of rock.
Right now we have an NHS that has been stripped back to the bare-bones and just when we need it most. In preparation for a pandemic we are having to take emergency measures, stockpile toilet roll and pasta, build-up and re-train medical staff, replenish facilities and hire back private hospital beds and hotel rooms, in preparation for a pandemic. Stephen EvEns looks on with a wry candour, although now things are getting serious. He mocks at a topsy turvy, upside down society, that rewards those who are depleting it while making survival difficult for the very services that nourish and provide us with a robust back-bone.
lyrics
All hail to the dustman, for keeping our streets clean.
You’re doing a great job, Dustbin Man.
Keep doing what you’re doing (though the pay is atrocious).
All hail to the dustman.
Dustbin Man.
Doctors & Nurses are keeping our blood in.
Attend to our tendons.
We owe you our lives.
Now there will be cuts, so you’ll have to work harder.
“But we’re in this together” says Nowhere man.
Hooray for the Henrys and their champagne receptions.
Don’t go paying your taxes - that would be rude.
A return to the 80s and all that it stood for.
All hail to the dustman.
Dustbin Man.
credits
from Employee Of The Month,
released August 28, 2020
Stephen Gilchrist - Drums, Vocals & Guitar
Jonathon Clayton - Bass & Keyboards
Jennifer Macro - Guitar
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