{"id":34495,"date":"2020-06-23T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34495"},"modified":"2020-06-19T19:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T23:35:41","slug":"buzzard-buzzard-buzzard-share-new-single-double-denim-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34495","title":{"rendered":"Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard share new single \u2018Double Denim Hop\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welsh four-piece Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard have shared their new single <em>Double Denim Hop<\/em> which is lifted from their debut release \u2018The Non-Stop EP\u2019 (out July 10th via Missing Piece Records \/ Communion). Frontman, guitarist, and magnetic showman Tom Rees describes the song as something of a lightbulb moment, <em>\u201cthe first time I felt fully confident as a writer\u2026 it set me off on a good journey for writing a lot of other BBB tunes.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Watch the video for <em>Double Denim Hop<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ErYbzs3kxR8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard have garnered their reputation thanks to a slew of sold-out shows, their own <em>Late Night Sermon<\/em> club night in Cardiff, Wales and support slots with the likes of Miles Kane and The Magic Gang. Rees has become a central figurehead in the Cardiff scene, producing other local bands who\u2019ve gone on to receive widespread acclaim nationally, including Rosehip Teahouse and Panic Shack.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard began as Tom\u2019s bedroom studio project, before eventually spreading his wings alongside bassist brother Eddie Rees, guitarist Zac White and drummer Ethan Hurst. The band first emerged in 2018 to widespread acclaim from the likes of The Guardian &#8211; \u201cThin Lizzy or T-Rex in the back room of a pub, riffs and tunes intact but with an endearing slacker attitude\u201d &#8211; who included them in their 2019 list of artists to watch out for. The legendary Iggy Pop\u2019s seal of approval on his BBC Radio 6 Music show, and a session for Huw Stephens on the same station followed at the beginning of 2019.\u00a0\u00a0With a mildly Spinal Tap inspired name, the \u2018Non-Stop\u2019 EP, artwork features an homage to a famous image of a Yves Saint Laurent &#8211; but instead starring a nude frontman Rees. The image was quickly deemed \u201cexplicit\u201d and banned by Instagram and Facebook leading to a fan poll to determine which outfit to photoshop onto Rees until it is deemed \u201csafe\u201d by the social media sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>When I saw the original reference image I was stunned,\u201d<\/em> he says, <em>\u201cThat photo of Yves Saint Laurent made him look so vulnerable, but equally powerful, as if one complemented the other. I think I\u2019m veering towards \u201cnervous lion\u201d more than \u201crelaxed gentleman\u201d, but it provides a bit of a contrast between the cover material and the music, which is where we want to keep it.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rees wrote <em>Double Denim Hop<\/em> shortly after finishing college and moving back to his hometown of Barry, Wales \u201c<em>just bathing in melodrama as I worked out what I was going to do with the rest of my life like any other straight edge 21 year old who should have maybe spent a couple more years partying, just to loosen up a little.\u201d<\/em> The genesis of the song stems from a trip to visit a friend to cheer himself up, Rees continues:\u00a0<em>I had started wearing double denim (I of course thought it looked good but nothing else really throws other people off the scent of despair than TWO DENIM ITEMS hung on ONE PERSON ONLY) and wore it pretty consistently over the weekend that I was up there. Anyway to cut what I have made a long story short, we were going to lunch somewhere and somebody was taking a photo and I decided to try some kung fu moves whilst they were snapping. Immortalised in film, was my first hop, I\u2019ll never forget it. I posted the photo to Instagram and quoted it \u2018that double denim hop\u2019, obviously to impress the 20 or so followers I had at the time, but in turn gave myself the idea for the song. I kind of built the rest of the song up using all of that melodrama I felt living at home and popped it into this narrative that no matter your worries, if you just hop it off, it\u2019s all cool, which I think has some truth in it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/qy-O7oGlnuXjB2rViWnJn5KqZYXrq09_BnaK8s6XyeeAoErZ7HuMZgkUw9ai6n_13UxDPn1pfj_OrPQI3hXMhvipMKiPZZPS_L4NdHshEMi_jUrNtn7wbGW93uh5zOZZpXFqcRM\" alt=\"Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard Instagram double denim hop photo\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0A <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpsend3.net\/45da2uwuyemafaehqbeazamybanaqsyhm\/click.php\">disco version of the track<\/a> also features alongside the single with Rees explaining: \u201c<em>I went on a real big disco trip when I was 18\/19, I actually played in a disco band called Chronic Strut at that time too which I had completely forgotten about until right this second. This journey through disco offered a bit of a fresh perspective on the \u201870s rock vibe, just because it seemed to be a bit more energetic and above all, positive. Listening to a lot of early \u201870s Lennon can really make you cynical and bitter, so it\u2019s good to have some Kool and the Gang to balance it out, plus with K and the G you get to go outside and dance with other people, as opposed to crying for John Lennon alone in your bedroom.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst the current coronavirus outbreak put a temporary stop on Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard\u2019s trip to SXSW, support slot with Noel Gallagher at the Royal Albert Hall and April headline tour, the band have been busy making the best of being confined to their home studio in Cardiff, spending their days musing over what actually constitutes <em>Rock or Not?<\/em> with a new Instagram filter and YouTube series. The band have also made appearances at Dork Magazine\u2019s Homeschool and DIY Magazine\u2019s DIYsolation online festivals and performed an Isolation session for Radio X\u2019s John Kennedy, flexing the live muscles which have earned Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard their reputation as one of the true must-see new band right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Q2xP9bR_tM9Ugt11_gCUdhhEafmj6lsRqsbZmGMvqF5sMNawWNeO_XG-FAecqaor2qg7NRIr2c3zTLAi_9V_WGXTjbUI7KHtJlqeoKTjP1GlQzCFyN2sLFH1YwuU9-ycqNUaDKk\" alt=\"The Non-Stop EP Cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018The Non-Stop EP\u2018 tracklisting<\/strong><br>1. Double Denim Hop<br>2. Late Night City<br>3. Stockholm City Rock<br>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpsend3.net\/2182cuwuyejacaehqbeazamybazaqsyhm\/click.php\">Hollywood Actors<\/a><br>5. Theme From Early Morning City<br>6. Long Day \/ Free Day<br>7. What Is Hate?<br>8. 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