Punk rock veterans, The Dickies remain one of the most reliably entertaining bands around, but despite their fun-loving reputation, they\u2019re no stranger to controversy. Since their inception in 1977, the band\u2019s lyrics and stage personas have always knocked up against mainstream norms and subverted social mores in a way that was both light-hearted and intellectually acute. Now, the band has courted some of their most furtive sideways glances of their career with the new single \u201cA Gary Glitter Getaway.\u201d The track is delightfully upbeat and catchy, biting a bit of The Go-Go\u2019s \u201cVacation\u201d for a pop hook punch, while taking as its subject the UK\u2019s most notorious, once most-revered, now most-despised, pop icon. Like all great punk rock songs, its ironic detachment hides a righteous moral anger pointed directly at the ruling class. Or, as Dickies vocalist Leonard Graves Phillips puts it, tongue firmly planted in cheek, \u201cThis is a song about getting away from it all, going to far away places, and meeting new people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The single\u2019s B-side is a bit easier to digest. In fact, it continues The Dickies\u2019 long-standing tradition of crafting punk rock cover versions of well-known pop and rock songs. This time it\u2019s The Beatles\u2019 \u201cI Want To Hold Your Hand\u201d that gets the fast and loud treatment, and just even the rumor of its existence has got the Dickies faithful buzzing with excitement. Well, the wait is officially over!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stream\/download the single:<\/strong>https:\/\/orcd.co\/the_dickies_a_gary_glitter_getaway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Both songs are being pressed on an exclusive, limited-edition 7\u201d vinyl officially released today! Available in your choice of either BLUE or RED vinyl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n