The Cheap Thrills release politically charged indie anthem ‘looking’
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The Cheap Thrills have released their brand new single ‘looking’, the latest song to be taken from their highly anticipated debut album Keep Cheap out September 18th.
‘looking’ is a soaring politically charged indie anthem where its harmony rich and synth laden chorus is paired with a swaggering lyrical flow from frontman Lewis Pike. This flow develops to hit increasingly harder, building into powerful spoken word reflection reminiscent of the likes of Jamie T, which is fuelled by frustration, yet determined to enjoy life regardless of societies pressures.
Regarding the single Pike says, “This is consciousness spoken word which is introspective and also imaginary. I imagine a world where I’m a pensioner stuck in a rut, under tory rule. It ends with the realisation this is all up to me and it’s where I’m at mentally rather than where I am in the world.”
Featuring and directed by actor Mike Noble (The City Is Ours, Dirty Business, Help), the ‘looking’ video finds Mike searching for something within the mundanity of everyday life. He wanders through the familiar streets of Liverpool, drawn towards something unknown, before eventually finding himself in a pub where The Cheap Thrills appear on the TV delivering an epic choir-backed performance.
Regarding the video Pike continues, “It was great being able to work with Mike on it. He grew up in the same area as us and went to the same high school, so it’s been brilliant watching him grow as an actor and seeing everything he’s gone on to do. I sent him ‘looking’ and got a text back saying he loved it and wanted to write the music video for it. His creative vision and work ethic were both refreshing and inspiring, and fitted right in with our ‘Keep Cheap’ mentality of just getting things done. It was also beautiful to watch a master at work. He nailed the spoken word bit better than me, and I bloody wrote it!”