Nice Guy from Tangle by Rhiannon Scutt
The third single from the upcoming EP 'Tangle' - Nice guy is a groove-heavy, slow building rock track exploring the perspective of a self-proclaimed 'good man', reckoning with inherited masculinity in the #MeToo era.
Tracklist
| 3. | Nice Guy | 3:46 |
Lyrics
You know I wish you well,
but this upper hand, the upper man has given me,
makes it hard to see, how high up this chain I seem to be,
and I never look down.
You know I wish you well,
but this controversy, hypocrisy, misogyny don't feel attached to me,
cos I am a good man,
and I've never hit a woman of any kind
and I read the books,
and I know what we took,
doesn't mean much to me,
cos everyone thats ever mattered looks like me,
they look like me,
they look like me,
I want to wish you well,
but when you abuse me, accuse me, of masculinity,
when it was handed down the line to me,
I lash out
I lash out
and I read the books,
and I know what we took,
doesn't mean much to me,
cos everyone thats ever mattered looks like me,
they look like me,
they look like me,
they have luck, like me
I am a good man but I am just one man and I won't turn the tide.
Credits
Rhiannon Scutt - Vocals, Guitars
Philippe Clegg - Bass
Jen Walinetski - Drums
Richard Cook - Guitars
Hazel Thompson - Bass Clarinet, BVs
Ruth Webber - Tenor Saxohone, BVS
David Glover - Percussion
Recorded, mixed and mastered by David Glover at Tesla Studios, Sheffield
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Evolution through Rhiannon’s music is clear. A shift from her first rootsy duo Rita Payne, through a period of introspective work developing as a lyricist. Now working with a grittier sound, she maintains her beautiful and at times uncomfortable lyrics, experimenting with world-class musicians, who's combined sound converge where distorted guitars, live strings meet drum machines and jazz trumpet.