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Pick Up Your Head
Rock · 2013 · 12 tracks · 40m

Pick Up Your Head

Middle Class Rut

High-octane rock driven by massive, lead-instrument drumming and gritty guitar feedback. A two-piece band delivering the wall-of-sound energy of a stadium act.

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It sounds like a whole army of rockers but it's just two guys and a mountain of amps.

A relentless, confrontational energy fueled by working-class defiance and sonic grit.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 40m
01
Born Too Late
2:24
02
Leech
3:02
03
Weather Vein
3:11
04
No More
3:21
05
Cut the Line
3:33
06
Sing While You Slave
3:00
07
Dead Eye
4:02
08
Pick Up Your Head
3:22
09
Police Man
3:22
10
You Don’t Belong
2:28
11
Aunt Betty
4:23
12
Take a Shot
4:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive, tribal drum intro of 'Aunt Betty' that feels like it's shaking the floorboards.
The explosive transition from the verse to the jagged, feedback-laden chorus of 'Leech'.
The way the vocal harmonies on 'Sing While You Slave' add a haunting, melodic layer to the industrial-leaning rhythm.
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