Track by Track: Polite Bureaux- C*nt Monday

Vital, expert, proficient, and whip-smart, Brighton-based broken-beat-makers Polite Bureaux have been making waves at their high-energy reside reveals and on BBC Radio 6. Formed by Joe Smith and joined on stage by his blood sister Maya Lili and Raver Viv Maher, the band buzzes with righteous kinetic power and razor-sharp political commentary. London-born, Bradford-formed, Joe makes use of bass strains and beats with alt-electronic manufacturing, reflecting the diabolical truths of John Cooper Clarke. Today they launch their debut album C*nt Monday solely on Bandcamp – along with the video for ‘Broke Biscuits’ The first half of a double A-side single which will likely be accessible on twenty eighth March when the album is out there to stream on all platforms.

‘Scratchcard ‘has already been performed on BBC Radio 6 Music as a part of their New Music Fix by Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft, with Deb saying, “I’m actually having fun with that one. I’m having fun with the lower of their jib,” in addition to being performed by Melita Denitt on BBC Introducing They had been handpicked for the Sound of 2024 at GIITTV and are the prescient voice of our instances.

Describing their new album Polite Bureaux stated it’s about “How a bunch of C phrases turned the topic of our debut album. It’s about how Britain shouldn’t be solely broke, it’s damaged.” Expect brutal honesty and searingly witty, good insights into fashionable society. Stories embody social antics that might solely be made in damaged Britain.

GIITTV had been delighted to talk to frontman Joe Smith concerning the album.

“We are simply again from the Meryl Streek tour the place we met pretty folks. We shared plenty of our new tracks on the tour from our upcoming DIY Debut Album C*nt Monday, all of us had a good time and we had been Joined on stage by Conner Griffiths on drums for the tour“

“The album ‘C*nt Monday’ began as tales and poems written concerning the laborious time, our Dad
‘Robert’ who additionally did our art work for the entrance cowl, he wrote lots of the tales about issues that occurred and formed our lives that began in 2016. The first story and observe ‘Rollercoaster’ is about how we misplaced our home and the folks and experiences that affected us as he navigated the seemingly easy issues like discovering a spot to remain. This has pushed the opposite songs on the album about experiences, like coping with the common credit score system that he (dad) has at all times insisted units anybody coming into that system on a path to fail.“

“The album begins by telling the tales about transferring across the nation as this turned a factor for Myself and Maya since 2016, after our dad and mom misplaced their residence and we moved from one place to a different, there have been lots of nights the place it was unsure if it was going to be spent in a automotive, a
buddy’s home and there was lots of Travelodge, I believe my dad and mom have moved over 30 instances since“

“My personal transfer to Brighton was on the recommendation of my Dad who stated ‘go and research, get a scholar
mortgage to get some stability, in order that’s what I did and it turned out that this lived story turned an enormous
a part of the debut album.”

“Sharing our personal tales and taking them out on tour with Meryl Streek has warmed our hearts, we now have met individuals who relate to the tales and by speaking about these sometimes-difficult moments within the joyful method we now have put these tales to music has helped us escape, even when it’s only for an hour, it has actually made us really feel happier.“

Joe then kindly talked us by every observe on the album.

SCRATCHCARD

‘Scratchcard’ is about these instances transferring round after my dad misplaced the home, I used to be about 16 and Maya was 14. The M606 is a motorway exterior Bradford that connects to the M62, It’s a real story of just about operating out of gas and mum shopping for a scratch card and profitable sufficient to gas up. But it’s additionally concerning the ‘scratchcard’ that appears to be a great illustration of how the nation goes, there’s hope and desperation for some in shopping for a scratch card and as for Britain it simply appears to get more durable to afford to reside right here, however we cling on and hope.“

ROLLERCOASTER
“The observe ‘Rollercoaster’ written by my dad is the place all of it started and about how they misplaced the home he constructed on a TV present and the folks and experiences that affected us all that in the end led them to navigate the straightforward issues like discovering a spot and the way folks’s actions collectively in opposition to an individual can actually have an effect on somebody’s life.“

UAMELON
‘Uamelon’ is a observe about folks with variations and being misunderstood on this case it’s about being requested to depart Central Saint Martins by electronic mail because the course was thought-about far too mental. It’s a narrative about being thought-about a bit thick which turned out to be dyslexia. It’s a reminder range can generally be hidden.“

BROKE BISCUITS
“Broke Biscuits happened as an concept after our mum went to work in a biscuit manufacturing unit, it was actually lengthy days for folks working there, we’d decide her up after work and everyone got here out of the manufacturing unit wanting a little bit damaged. This is a observe that tells the story of all of the tales within the album and like the duvet art work represents – simply ‘cease doing unhealthy issues to different folks’ ‘Who do you wish to be?’ Just give it some thought and cease being a ‘C*nt“

LAPTOP COMPUTER
“John Cooper Clarke’s ‘I wanna be yours’ is one in all my favorite poems, the road ‘I wanna be your
vacuum cleaner/Breathing in your mud’ helped us write the observe ‘Laptop Computer’ and the road ‘I wanna be your Lap Top Computer, downloading all of your porn/I wanna be your Electric scooter, beep, beep, beep in your horn,’ is the story of dwelling with a temperamental laptop computer that appears to run your life and the 2 opposing sides of the electrical scooter – enjoyable and hazard..“

VEGAN BACON
“‘Vegan Bacon‘ is a narrative with Kermit the Frog as the primary character, he has been featured in songs earlier than comparable to songs by LCD Soundsystem and appeared a great way to inform a narrative that’s each true and fictional, he’s dwelling in a finances resort and after consciously uncoupling with Piggy Leas meets a brunette known as Denise. The story switches between childhood reminiscences, the road ‘midway down the steps, listening to council home affairs’ refers to Kermit’s nephew Robin the frog singing ‘midway down’ a poem by A. A. Milne and reminiscences of sitting on the steps in a council home exterior Bradford listening to all of the goings on.“

C*NT MONDAY
“This observe nearly wrote itself. This is a group of issues which have occurred, been stated or written to at least one or all of us within the band at one time or one other. High hit price on a Monday too!“

DIRTY TW*T
“Dirty is a rant track concerning the folks you encounter in life and on the streets, who seem to carry a larger energy than you in a method or one other, it’s a reminder they don’t and is a collaboration observe with Meryl Streek.“

DOLLARS AND DIMES / STINK/ BODYROCKER
“Dollars and Dimes’, Stink’ and ‘Bodyrocker’ are all songs about distinction, no matter your distinction could also be, you generally stand out. There are lots of people in our household who’ve variations, are on the spectrum and may generally be a bit awkward, wrestle to make eye contact and fidget and it could land you in hassle for being mistaken for being on medication, being unfriendly or socially indifferent.“

“The Album cowl (under) was a photograph taken in Brighton exterior the Prince Albert Pub, with Joe Smith wanting on the copy of the initially eliminated Banksy. The figures on the duvet characterize crime scene outlines. It appeared like the right place to debate the 2 define figures that are one and the identical, that represents we’re all the identical; we’re all human. One holds a weapon the opposite a department, that in our thoughts represents ‘simply cease doing unhealthy issues to different folks’. The one holding a weapon has one other determine behind it, as they normally are available numbers. There is a backward P and O on the department holds the important thing to how the sound of the whole album got here to be with the Pocket Operator.“

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Speaking of the long run Joe stated, “There will likely be an album launch present arising across the ninth April 2024 in Brighton. We have our personal six-date tour arising in September 2024 and tickets will go on sale in a month’s time. We are already recording our second Album, so already again within the studio and have already recorded a observe known as ‘Bradford’ that could be a little bit of a heartbreaker, we hope to be taking part in an element within the Bradford City of Culture too.”

Polite Bureaux’s debut album C*nt Mondays is out there solely on Bandcamp now.

Alongside the Album on Vinyl will likely be accessible for Pre-order on Thursday 14th March at 10am The first 100 pressed vinyl Records will likely be accessible with restricted version numbered (1/100) album covers with particular person hand-drawn Artwork. right here

The Broke Biscuits Double A-Side single will likely be dropping twenty eighth March, when the Album is formally accessible on all main streaming platforms.

See politebureauxband.com for extra particulars

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