Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii Reveal “The Hand That Did The Deed” On New Single & Video

Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii bring their weirdo art rock to the masses with a new single, The Hand That Did The Deed. The track features agitated sprechgesang vocals, push-and-pull syncopated rhythms, a wall of woozy guitars, and a piano that has definitely been drinking. Not quite post-punk, not quite indie rock, this wonky riff-orientated singalong sounds like Discipline-era King Crimson taking on Britpop by way of Captain Beefheart. Lyrically The Hand That Did The Deed offers a dissociated confessional, employing earthy, Rabelaisian imagery in an attempt to scapegoat the shadow self. The single is accompanied by a frenetic video, showcasing the band members in technicolour suits hand-crafted from rubber gloves. Filmed at a secret location in Bristol, UK during a pa...

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