{"id":9392,"date":"2015-06-16T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-track-guide-the-decoy-parasites\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T13:27:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T13:27:50","slug":"already-heard-track-guide-the-decoy-parasites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-track-guide-the-decoy-parasites\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard Track Guide: The Decoy – Parasites EP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With their recent \u2018Parasites\u2019<\/i> EP, The Decoy<\/b> produce a punchy, effective collection of well-written math-infused alt rock.<\/p>\n

After receiving a glowing review<\/a> from us, vocalist Lewis \u201cBiff\u201d Barber decided to repay us by giving us the lowdown on what ‘Parasites\u2019<\/i> is all about.<\/p>\n

Alongside its mismatch of genres, timings and melodies, ‘Parasite\u2019<\/i> lyrically takes on subjects such as being unemployed, jealous boyfriends, losing your youth and coping with sick parents. Lewis explains it all\u2026<\/p>\n

Hi. If you\u2019re reading this, then either you want to know what the songs on our EP were about, or you\u2019re insanely bored and have stumbled upon some reading material to occupy your time. Either way, hi. I\u2019m Biff. I\u2019m in The Decoy. I wrote the songs. They\u2019re not really that interesting in all honesty. They\u2019re pretty much just about my life, and since I\u2019m from Trevethin in Pontypool, Wales, that\u2019s not really gonna make exciting reading. Still, lets begin\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

That was the first step in how to write a track by track and look like a dick while doing so. <\/p>\n

Moustache Cash Dash<\/b>
\nFirst, I\u2019ve gotta tell you about the name. We\u2019re packing up our shit ready for a gig or practice. The van is full and we\u2019re heading out. I\u2019m in Blake\u2019s car I think, maybe Joel is there? I can\u2019t remember actually, but there\u2019s these three kids running outside with toy instruments. We wind down the window and say \u201care you guys in a band?\u201d<\/i> and the kids are like \u201cyeah man.\u201d<\/i> Baring in mind, these kids might only have been about 5 or 6? They were an age that is deemed to be labeled as \u201ckids\u201d<\/i>. So we ask what their band is called and they say Moustache Cash Dash. Naturally we were taken aback and impressed to fuck with their naming skills. We have shit naming skills, I mean, we\u2019re called The Decoy because it was a cafe we saw online.<\/p>\n

‘Moustache\u2019<\/i> is about being on the dole. I was 19 when I wrote this song. I was bored as fuck, had nothing to do except the band and basically wanted something to do. At the same time there was this big wave of people on FaceFuck being very judgemental towards each other. It still kinda happens. That status update that kinda goes like \u201choney, I don\u2019t care what you think, you\u2019re a bitch\u201d<\/i> and it\u2019s not tagging anyone or anything so you know it\u2019s basically like a dig at someone that that person and all their friends know, but you don\u2019t? Anyway, that kinda thing is utter bullshit. I got a lot of stick as a kid too for looking kinda goofy and being really tall. It was just generally about bullshit. The one bit touches on the whole hipster thing too. That thing where they\u2019re all different, but because so many people are trying to be different they\u2019re all the same and therefore not actually different? What\u2019s wrong with that? Nothing at all. If you wanna be different with someone, then that\u2019s just as cool as being different on your own to me, just don\u2019t go about saying you\u2019re different all day. We\u2019re all fucking different anyway aren\u2019t we really? I mean, my bedroom is blue, pink and yellow. Anyone else got those colours? You should. It actually looks awesome. I think so anyway. But yeah, if your room has those colours send us a photo on facefuck!<\/p>\n

Vultures<\/b>
‘Vultures\u2019<\/i> is a song about a jealous boyfriend, but not in the sense of \u201coi, you leave my woman alone\u201d<\/i> more like \u201cjesus dude, chill your beans, you don\u2019t own that girl.\u201d<\/i> There\u2019s a lot of that thing going on lately I think, where people don\u2019t see it as a compliment, and I see it as a compliment. It\u2019s just like saying \u201cyour better half is so beautiful that I felt it necessary to hit on her\/him\/whatever\u201d<\/i> which I think is high praise indeed. So that\u2019s what that is about. Plus it\u2019s also about desperate people who just do things and kinda look a bit daft. But they all end up going home alone, masturbating. As you can probably tell, Dylan Thomas I am not. There is no poetic beauty to this song, or any of our songs for that matter. It\u2019s just words about a thing I\u2019ve seen or heard about or thought of. Except Hugh Hefner. Never seen him.<\/p>\n

Parasites<\/b>
\nThis one is kinda like a concept I guess. It was written as if I was talking to myself as a youth? So like when I say \u201cI lived nearby\u201d<\/i> well, of course. I lived really close to myself. It\u2019s just about going out about and seeing friends and just doing and being. It was also a song inspired by racist. I fucking hate racism and fascism. What gives anyone the right to judge anyone? I hate many a thing. I hate religion. I hate corruption. I hate dicks. But I superhate racists. There was this whole bullshit happening with some people I went to school with, and without naming names, they are clearly bigoted fucking idiots who called an entire \u201crace\u201d parasites. It sort of sounds a bit like our government too doesn\u2019t it? Get them out? Nah, I think we should get the fucking racists out. That\u2019d be much better. The idea was that if these fantastic people come and share their knowledge, culture and betterment with us, and are deemed parasites, then what the fuck must I be?! I am a fucking parasite. I am a student for fuck sake! That\u2019s just a leech on government funds. The song is about losing my youth and also about hating racism.<\/p>\n

ANDYOUISM<\/b>
\nThis is about my folks being ill. It\u2019s not very nice. I didn\u2019t like my parents being ill. It was fucking horrible. I listened to Nirvana. I went to sleep. I felt a little bit crazy. Your mind does funny things when you\u2019re upset.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading, thanks for being cool. Thanks to everyone so far for all the amazing support and help we\u2019ve had. More shows please!<\/p>\n

‘Parasite\u2019<\/em> EP by The Decoy<\/strong> is out now on Ghoulish Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The Decoy<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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