This album turn 40 this month! Wow, what a lineup on this one, but Rikk Agnew in my opinion really defines the SoCal punk guitar sound. A must have for any collection. Here till 7pm tonight. Beautiful and confronting in equal measure I don’t think I could’ve described Cairo Knife Fight’s “Seven” any better myself. There are dashes of Bowie, NIN and Queens of the Stone Age throughout but this record is full of energy and power and is unquestionably a look into the future of modern rock.
'Lemon to a Knife Fight' | ||||
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Single by The Wombats | ||||
from the album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life | ||||
Released | 7 November 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
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'Lemon to a Knife Fight' is a song by English rock band the Wombats. It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, on 7 November 2017.[1][2] It peaked at #62 on the Australian iTunes chart in November 2017.[3] The music video for the song was released on 29 November 2017.[4]
In an interview with Australian radio station triple J, frontman Matthew Murphy said, 'I was in Los Angeles, driving along Mulholland, and I was having an argument with my now-wife and she basically just handed me my own arse on a plate. I never win an argument with her, so that's kind of what the song is about.'[5]
The song was generally well received by critics. The Edge UK described it as a song 'soaked in emotion'. Harry Fortuna writes, 'The lyrics offer a melancholy that has become deeply associated with the Wombats, but successfully aligns it with the up-tempo, dance-inducing indie beat that is fit to take this once overlooked band to mainstream stardom.'[6]Rolling Stone described it as a song 'full of electric buzzing guitars and firm percussion'.[7]Atwood Magazine described it as 'violent and mysterious' while praising Murphy's clear vocals and the band's 'signature jangly riffy guitar'.[8] The song was featured on BBC Radio 1's 'Tune of the Week', as well as Radio 1's 'Specialist Chart' in 2017.[9]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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UK Indie (OCC)[10] | 24 |