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Pickup Truck

by Desert Dusk

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A driving, danceable rock n roll track that could document a rewrite of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and transport it to the backstreets of Desert Dusk's East London rehearsal base. The sound and pace imagines a Hunter S. Thompson hallucination where he has Quantum Leaped into Bruce Springsteen and is now writing Born To Run with Josh Homme and Alex Turner instead of the E Street Band.

"Pure, heavy rock 'n' roll. Honestly incredible"
Strike a Note

"Desert Dusk hits you with a captivating melody and soaring rock guitar riffs, anchored by a powerful vocal performance in 'Pickup Truck'. Unforgettable energy"
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lyrics

LYRICS

Outside there's an honest ride that you've heard before
In time they will see who's right when I reach your door
Oh baby when you're hurting, my driving mind still yearning
Inside that echo you're in overdrive

Sunrise it's a fresh delight for these eyes, so sore
A green track for the city chap now he'll get what for
And they might come knocking in the nick of time
Like your big fat mother telling big fat lies
You're running round in circles now a hundred times
The first chance it seemed like
Coming alive, coming alive, coming alive

Don't dream your tired eyes above
Don't lose your mind in that pickup truck
And it hurt so much it must be love
Oh god, there's nothing better I can't get enough

Let's go, go
Never before have I been so high on affection
I heard my life's on the line
You want to be the one we've got to cross that line
Let's go
Let go go go, go

Oh oh oh ohh
Oh oh oh ohh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Oh oh oh ohh
Oh oh oh ohh
Oh oh oh ohh
Oh oh oh, ohh ohh ohh
Oh oh oh, ohh ohh ohh
Oh oh oh, ohh ohh ohhh oh

credits

released July 27, 2020
CREDITS: (as ever, never simple)

Written & Performed by Desert Dusk
Drums & Bass Recorded at Rooz Room 8 by Luca
Guitars Recorded at Rooz Room 8 by Stuart Barker
Vocals Recorded and full track Engineered & Mixed at Gun Factory by Ben Freeze
Mastered at The Bakehouse Studios by Justin Drake

Honourable mention to original member Hugs, who was part of the first unplanned jam version that was the genesis of this song.

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Desert Dusk London, UK

"Captivating... filled to the brim with exhilarating melodies"
Indie Central Music

"Anything but typical. A catchy chorus with some heady melodies makes 'Y' a real trip from beginning to end"
Otherside Reviews

Desert Dusk are an electronic garage rock band - riffs & sounds that swing between QOTSA and UNKLE, and Radiohead and Liars.

David Drew - Stuart Barker - Sergio Rubio - Adam Jacobs ... more

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