Band: VIAGRA BOYS Who: Whirling Swedish rockers, with tattoo man Sebastian Murphy leading the troops Active: Since 2015 / 3 studio albums (new one incl.)
Band: VIAGRA BOYS Who: Swedish punk rockers with sharp
tongues and addictive jackhammers Album: WELFARE JAZZ – their 2nd LP
Released: 8 January 2021
Ringleader/tattooist Sebastian Murphy: “We wrote these songs
at a time when I had been in a long-term relationship, taking drugs
every day, and being an asshole. I didn’t really realize what an asshole
I was until it wastoo late, and a lot of the record has to do with coming
to terms with the fact that I’d set the wrong goals for myself.”
NME says: “The Stockholm band traverse musical dissonance, country
and western, “being an asshole” and, er, loving dogs, leaning into the
madness of the modern era.” Full review here. Score: 4/5.
A track-by-track breakdown with Murphy
as featured on Stereogum right here.
Tattoo ringleader Sebastian Murphy : “We wrote these songs at a time
when I had been in a long-term relationship, taking drugs every day, and
being an asshole. I didn’t really realize what an asshole I was until it was
too late, and a lot of the record has to do with coming to terms with the
fact that I’d set the wrong goals for myself.”
Last March, out of the blue, Swedish punk combo VIAGRA BOYS
dropped an EP called Common Sense.
Another EP is now waiting in the pipeline, but first some words
from the tattooed frontman telling what the new songs are inspired by.
“I’m not good at talking about politics, but everything is political when it comes down to it. I’d rather write a song about being defeated, which usually comes from a real place and says a lot. We wrote these songs at a time when I had been in a long-term relationship, taking drugs every day, and being an asshole. I didn’t really realize what an asshole I was until it was too late, and a lot of the record has to do with coming to terms with the fact that I’d set the wrong goals for myself.”Sebastian Murphy
The first song from that upcoming EP is AIN’T NICE.
It’s a steamy stonker delivered with a pretty cool clip…