We recently featured The Margaret Hooligans for their powerful and evocative single Red Rider, so we were thrilled to hear that they had just released the brand new, Fat Tongue.
Immersing us with a cymbal clash and rolling drums, we immediately remember why we first fell in love with The Margaret Hooligans! Fat Tongue opens with the wise lyrics, “I think we’ve got a problem, I think I know the cause, there’s a river of nonsense and I think I’ve found its source…”
We love the profound vision that the duo has, everything they create has intricate detail in sound, vision and concept and Fat Tongue is another piece of brilliantly captivating artistry.
Expanding into a percussive soundscape with thought-provoking hybrid spoken word vocals from Meg Cratty with visceral add libs, Fat Tongue dimensionalizes and becomes three songs rolled into one.
Moving on from the soft shoe approach, where the duo acknowledges that there is a problem and source, the intro gives way to a rock and roll middle section which is dynamic and full of instrumentation including the iconic ukulele and bold electric guitar. The final segment of the song strips back again to cement the message of the opus.
Fat Tongue was recorded in the basement of Piety Street Publishing, mixed and mastered by Jon Huxtable of Smallfish Recordings, and was produced by Mr. Strontium.
It is the fourth single from The Margaret Hooligans‘ upcoming album, Turntable Tribulations, due out in October! In the meantime, we have added Fat Tongue to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream The Margaret Hooligans‘ wider discography!