{"id":31535,"date":"2017-05-05T13:42:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=31535"},"modified":"2018-08-25T04:09:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T02:09:28","slug":"mother-reviews-feets-new-single-petty-thieving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/mother-reviews-feets-new-single-petty-thieving\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mother reviews FEET’s new single “Petty Thieving”"},"content":{"rendered":"

[infobox maintitle=”Editor’s Note” subtitle=”We like diversity in opinions, diversity in angles and a shake up now and then doesn’t hurt. On the contrary, it is usually a welcome break in the\u00a0day-to-day routine. This also applies\u00a0to\u00a0music bloggers. Sometimes a little break from a carefully choreographed thought process can be extremely beneficial for a guy like me. That is the reason I enrolled my very own Mother into camp Sodwee, to have her take, her impressions on a little piece of true British culture.\u00a0More specifically music. So here goes, Mother gets her first hand at\u00a0reviewing FEET, a student indie-punk-rock band with a serious appetite for growing farther\u00a0and wider than their hometown of Coventry (Birth place of auto-maker Jaguar Cars in the UK). Best, Ben.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”40″ link=”no link”]\n

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Mom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My name is Vivienne<\/em>, call me Viv. I lived the punk era po-going my way in attic house parties or cabins by the beach, not easy when you\u2019re as far west from the scene you can get without falling into the Irish sea. I was au-pairing in France but used to spend all my free time co-hosting a radio show back in 1981 in a small town called Thionville (on the border with Luxembourg and Germany in Eastern France, see map<\/a>) the year Mitterrand came to power and the air-waves\u00a0were finally freed up. Cassette tapes (K7) were still a thing back then, we\u2019d get them sent over for our show or play what we\u2019d taped of the new sounds coming out in the UK, like the Buzzcocks, the Undertones, Portishead, the Specials, Bad Manners, Simple Minds, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Adam and the Ants, and anything like local up and coming bands from Newcastle, Sheffield, who weren\u2019t signed up to big labels or any for that matter…<\/p>\n

Our tastes covered a large spectrum from New Romantics, punk, reggae, ska, glitter rock, indie rock… Mostly messy music genres that were prevalent at the time. Remember, we’re knee deep in the 80’s and the rawer, the better, the noisier, the better. At least, that’s what my crowd\/gang was into. Today, Ben (aka Sodwee) asked me to have a few lines on this new Indie-punk-rock pop band out of Coventry in the United Kingdom. They’re still at University apparently, and very much remind my Uni years too:<\/p>\n

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Buy “Petty Thieving” by FEET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FEET<\/strong>\u00a0are a talented 5-piece\u00a0band hailing from Coventry and have released their\u00a0single \u201cPetty Thieving\u201d online. The track gets off to a gnashing good start when the intro kicks in. A\u00a0punchy raw sound with the drums and hard-hitting bass, strong lead vocals and clever lyrics, I really feel like having this on full blast and skitting in the pit…. With my studded dog collar, ripped tights, kilt and safety pins on\u2026.Bring it on\u2026.Sounds and feels like they\u2019re totally enjoying themselves \u2013 it\u2019s infectious, slides into more melodic stuff then back come the drums, with brutal force… and the strong energised finish leaves us hanging wanting more… Yup, I can party to this! Takes me back to the almighty and revered \u201can\u2019 I wannnnna beeeee Anarcheeeeeee\u201d years. Ben says there’s a quote to be inserted ? Here’s the quote from the band on the track “Petty Thieving”:<\/p>\n

It’s\u00a0about not being able to meet society’s\u00a0social standards required\u00a0for a middle class youth. It’s also about stealing\u00a0cheese from your local Supermarket.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Absolutely what I’d preach if I was a tad younger. I’m also asked\u00a0to leave some space to tell you about a few gigs around continental Europe you should definitely make your utmost to get yourself into:<\/p>\n

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  • Saturday 08\/07 @ Rocas, Luxembourg, Luxembourg<\/li>\n
  • Monday @ The Waterhole, Amsterdam, Holland<\/li>\n
  • Tuesday 11\/07 @ Kulturfabrik, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg<\/li>\n
  • Wednesday 12\/07 @ Le Circus, Lille<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Friday 14\/07 @ Caf\u00e9 Kafka, Brussels<\/li>\n
  • Saturday 15\/07 @ Music Club B52, Ostend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    And also some space for a Soundcloud embed player or whatever the heck that is. Does sound like a really nasty contraption… (sic), I’m finally told you should hit play because this is where I’ll sign off. Do wrap your hands around this single\u00a0“Petty Thieving”<\/a>\u00a0by Coventry-based band FEET<\/strong>! They are most likely to hit the road in a big way over the next few months and also follow their socials (all listed further down)…<\/p>\n