Grecco Romank Unveil Lyric Video For 'Sidetracked' ft. Our Carlson
As we wave a teary goodbye to Tāmaki Makaurau's cosy and much-loved The Wine Cellar and Backroom, St. Kevin's Arcade's underground venue hub is mutating into something new and massive. Double Whammy! welcome us all into the expanded plus-sized space this Saturday with a suitably mega lineup for their Grand Opening Party, starring Dbldbl, Na Noise, Dick Move, FILTH and everybody's favourite dancefloor deviants Grecco Romank.
Unleashing their new single upon unsuspecting fans yesterday, the super city trio today deliver a knockout visual follow through for 'Sidetracked', a mind / body-scrambling, butt-kicking breakcore collaboration with Australian drawler Our Carlson. Politically engaged in its own snarling way — "I tried to write an anthem to save our kind and planet / But I guess I got sidetracked" — Grecco Romank come across like an unruly antipodean Atari Teenage Riot on the track, spitting out lines like "Ramraid / Powerade / Sippin on a hand grenade / Apprehended underage / At your uncle’s garage rave".
They've also made a lyric video for the trans-Tasman Unklecore tune, that you can sing along with while waving your special edition Grecco Romank Piss Lighter ("Buy one and get the free musical track 'Sidetracked' with which to set your soul on fire") proudly in the air as the world burns. Smash play, get tickets now for Double Whammy! and / or catch them at Pōneke's GREAT SOUNDS GREAT festival at the end of this month.
"The Theme in 'Sidetracked' is the end of days and the search for a hero who for sometime I thought would be me as I was pumping out some bangers to bring down the capo dog governments of today. If I ever be able to keep focused then there is a chance to save the world. I met a trio who knew the beats and the streets, cunning, energetic and a worldwide drive resulted in what could be an anthem to save our kind and planet or will it lead to the Greccos and I in some kind of We Are the World situation…? Dunno, gotta get back to rehearsing Strobes Are On The Nose, a post apocalyptic anti-strobe post-musical with Hextape and Golden Scissor Puppets". - Our Carlson
DOUBLE WHAMMY! GRAND OPENING PARTY
Starring... Dick Move, Na Noise, Grecco Romank, Dbldbl, FILTH
Saturday 17th August - Double Whammy, Auckland
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
'Sidetracked' is out now on major streaming platforms.
greccoromank.bandcamp.com/merch
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