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Having blown us away by their live performances Shock Defeat! were a lock for the 2nd release on Hot Pockets. Recorded in their Bermondsey studio The Olympic Village EP contains five stories of urban alienation, casual violence and playground justice that take their cue form the likes of Can, Talking Heads and !!! and are sure to cause mayhem on any dancefloor.

The Olympic Village EP is released on two track limited edition blue vinyl 7″ and as a five track digital EP.

We asked Shock Defeat!’s Nic Carter to run through the Olympic Village tracks for us…
Brute Economics
Despite the word “Economics” in the title, and the mention of a “Blackberry charger in my sock draw”, I wrote the lyrics a couple of years ago, before the bankers became national hate figures. It’s more about playground justice, fear of youth…. a boy at my school took revenge upon the Home Economics teacher Mrs Barber, by writing “Fuck Barber” in dog shit across the windscreen of her car.

What Happens In This Room Stays In This Room
I’d wanted to write a song that mentioned racing drivers from the 80s, and all of us singing on it. It’s not really about anything in particular, but it pumps along pretty well.

Blonde Wood*
An attempt to do something a bit epic at the end, with drum rolls. The only song of ours with wah-wah guitar on it.

The Diplomat*
Named after a chocolate from the Quality Street selection. Lyrically it’s a very tame version of Prince – “I’m a consistent lover”. Musically it’s Steely Dan meets the cheesy end of Talking Heads.

Olympic Village*
This is a story about a who guy in Hackney Wick inviting the Russian girls gymnastics team to stay in his giant live/work warehouse space.The vocals from the first verse are based on Holger Czukay’s “Cool In the Pool”. It was this kind of “old man in a disco wearing polyester shirt” vibe that I was going for.