{"id":35581,"date":"2021-02-18T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35581"},"modified":"2021-02-13T10:20:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T15:20:54","slug":"play-dead-announce-debut-ep-skint-share-single-shaun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35581","title":{"rendered":"PLAY DEAD announce debut EP \u2018Skint\u2019 + share single \u2018Shaun\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South London punks&nbsp;PLAY DEAD&nbsp;have announced they will release of their&nbsp;debut EP,&nbsp;\u2018Skint<em>,<\/em>\u2019&nbsp;on March 26, 2021&nbsp;via Blitzcat Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a taster of the EP, the band shared the&nbsp;lead single <em>Shaun<\/em>\u2014their wry ode to bassist Ollie\u2019s nan\u2019s boyfriend\u2014which is out now on good digital service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the track, the band say:&nbsp;<em>\u201cIt\u2019s a story about Ollie&#8217;s nan&#8217;s boyfriend, a gentle giant with a short fuse who got arrested for punching a man off his bike in Brixton. He enjoys pies, pints and Coldplay.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to <em>Shaun<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 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\/OeA_QtOmMog?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>Born out of pre-pandemic bedroom boredom, PLAY DEAD are three teenagers from Herne Hill with sharp tongues and an appetite for noise influenced by&nbsp;The Chats, Slaves, IDLES, The Streets, Shame,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sleaford Mods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rattling along with the time-tested nihilistic ambivalence of youth, PLAY DEAD\u2019s music is the very definition of punk rock in 2021\u2014a breakneck, brash, unapologetic and honest ride through the underbelly of modern life in the UK, from the perspective of a generation whose future has been carelessly tossed aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still at the unbearably tender age of 16, the boys first announced themselves with tongue-in-cheek and widely praised 2020 debut single \u2018Whitstable\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Championed by&nbsp;Steve Lamacq (BBC 6Music),&nbsp;Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) and&nbsp;Abbie McCarthy (BBC Introducing in Kent), the trio returned most recently with the ferocious <em>Six Hours Later<\/em>\u2014a track about overdosing on ADHD pills and accepting the sweet release of death, only to awake the next morning fit and well to find a goodbye video you\u2019d recorded for your friends on your phone, and subsequently having to face the music in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skint EP details<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024\" alt=\"PLAY DEAD Skint EP cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-35583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C27E2B55-37DE-41E0-9CFE-8C26077B8F97.jpeg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong>Skint\u2019&nbsp;track list <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. 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