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about
“Intense rhythmic energy paired with unconventional harmony
and visceral lyrics.”
Birthed in Manchester out of a shared creative endeavor to blend the popular and the pretty with the abrasive underground, DieKaiDie unveil their eagerly awaited debut single ‘Swiss Army Knife’ via Manchester based indie Cosmic Glue, due for release 20th October.
Having built momentum via a string of shows that have seen the band take to stages at venues throughout Manchester, including: YES, Band on the Wall, Deaf Institute, Castle Hotel and many more, in addition to debut festival performances at bluedot and Kendal Calling 2023, as well as two performances at Brixton’s The Windmill, DieKaiDie have captured a growing anticipation for their debut outing.
Merging genres such as Dance-punk, hyperpop, shoegaze and more which results in heavily processed guitars, abrasive synths and (objectively heretical) drum machine programming, DieKaiDie’s sound is raw and unapologetically abrasive, whilst also offering moments of unconventional harmony amidst hook laden choruses and pop structures.
Always on the side of the extreme, DieKaiDie serve up a barrage of intense rhythmic energy exploring themes from love and religion, to the familiar and mundane.
About their debut ‘Swiss Army Knife’ the four-piece say…
"We think Swiss Army Knife really encapsulates what we aim to achieve as a band. At the heart of it, it’s a pop song, catchy and repetitive, but has the potential to challenge the listener with it’s unconventional sound palette and willingness to lean into abrasiveness."
Drawing from a huge pool of influence, from The Beach Boys to Le Tigre, Pavement to 100 Gecs and Pixies to Nick Drake, creating an alternative sound that occupies a similar musical territory to bands such as Pom Poko and Xiu Xiu.
lyrics
Talk ‘til the blood runs out your ears
Let the bonfire lick your face
God is my swiss army knife and I’m ready to set the pace
He said ‘son, one day you will grow up into a nasty piece of work’
It's all just parlour games to me,
when I confiscate the gumshield and I kick out your teeth
Talk ‘til the blood runs out your ears
Let the bonfire lick your face
God is my swiss army knife and I’m ready to set the pace
So with your ankles bound, thrown from the boat,
in the big man's name, I hope you float,
because I bend with abrahamic ways,
I've never known a gagged and bound man to complain
Well fortune favours the rich and the bored,
my fortune favours idle words,
because i'm the boy built to punch down
I’m the bastard that sells you communion gowns
Talk ‘til the blood runs out your ears
Let the bonfire lick your face
God is my swiss army knife and I’m ready to set the pace
He said talk ‘til the blood runs out your ears
And drink out in the cold
God is my swiss army knife and you're gonna do what you’re told
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