{"id":34896,"date":"2020-09-16T12:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T16:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34896"},"modified":"2023-04-07T13:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T17:35:51","slug":"deadletter-share-angered-study-into-bureaucracy-fit-for-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34896","title":{"rendered":"DEADLETTER share \u2018Fit For Work\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hailing from Yorkshire via South London,&nbsp;DEADLETTER&nbsp;channel&nbsp;the droll fury of The Fall and the lopsided rhythm of Gang of Four into a strain of vehement post-punk,&nbsp;exploring&nbsp;the darker side of existence through a lens of narrative-driven levity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band have released their potent&nbsp;second single <em>Fit For Work<\/em>, following the release of debut single <em>Good Old Days<\/em> in May this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last year has seen DEADLETTER&nbsp;emerge as a genuinely thrilling live prospect, showcasing their brand of chaotic hedonism across the country supporting the likes of Squid, Viagra Boys and Avalanche Party. Debut single <em>Good Old Days<\/em>&nbsp;was a clear stylistic marker of the band\u2019s vision and received both regional BBC and 6Music play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New single <em>Fit For Work<\/em> follows in that vein,&nbsp;offering an acute, angered&nbsp;study into bureaucracy, and&nbsp;loss of personal identity.&nbsp;DEADLETTER are experts in the field of intensity; seamlessly switching from conversational verses into unadulterated post-punk fury &#8211; <em>Fit For Work <\/em>is a huge statement of intent from the band. Listen to the single via Soundcloud below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fit For Work by DEADLETTER\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F890286733&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>About the new single <em>Fit For Work<\/em>, frontman Zac Woolley writes: &#8220;<em>Fit For Work was a concept a long time before it was a song. As a band, and as a writer, we [I] have always regarded the call and response strategy as biblical. The idea of having a conversation during the delivery of art leads to this absurd metaphysical tangent of acknowledging your art is art whilst performing it; similar to when artists use the line \u201cI wrote this song for you because\u2026\u201d what they are doing, when you think about it, is taking away the idea that what they\u2019re creating exists in itself, and is in fact an entity that exists in a wholly real world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a song, <em>Fit For Work<\/em> is about more than just the Department for Work and Pensions. 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