By now you will have seen that we are fans of The Margaret Hooligans, we recently covered Red Rider and Fat Tongue, so we couldn’t wait to listen to their latest release, Pete and Roger!
Establishing the mood with textured drums and vibrant industrial-style electric guitar, before building with cymbals and melody, The Margaret Hooligans open Pete and Roger with intrigue and dimensionality.
The opus expands with the situational and empowering lyrics, “They met in school, nobody’s fool, they made a bet… To smash the city, crush the country, plans were set…”, as The Margaret Hooligans deliver the ultimate tribute song to their favourite band, The Who.
The meaningful and intelligently constructed composition salutes Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey by retelling the tale of their start and their tumultuous but long-standing friendship.
We appreciate the insight into music history though the medium of music itself, how meta! Lyrical highlights include the industry reference, “No A&R scouts, for Elvis they were not…”, the iconic “Woodstock is stoked, won’t go broke, rock opera wizards they ruled the day…” and the hook, “Those kids were alright, Pete and Roger…”
The journey that The Margaret Hooligans take us on is vibrant and full of detail, and we are grateful for the history lesson! With regards to the creation of Pete and Roger, Meg and Strontium carefully selected the parts of what made The Who songs great with “explosive drumming, rhythmic ukulele riffs, melodic leads, and layered vocal harmonies”.
Reflections can be seen in Meg’s soaring vocals and ukulele riffs, which echo the genius of The Who. Pete and Roger is the fifth single from The Margaret Hooligans‘ upcoming album, Turntable Tribulations, due out in October! The track was recorded in the basement of Piety Street Publishing, mixed and mastered by Jon Huxtable of Smallfish Recordings, and was produced by Mr. Strontium.
We have added Pete and Roger to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of The Margaret Hooligans!