Gen And The Degenerates have released a Big Hit Single… quite literally.
The collective’s new tune was cheekily written following a chat with
their label Marshall Records, with vocalist Genevieve Glynn-Reeves explaining: “If you want the highbrow answer, then Big Hit Single is about
the experience of creating art under late capitalism. If you want the lowbrow
– and slightly more honest – answer, then Big Hit Single is me trying
to wind up our label.
“They’d made quite a reasonable request: ‘Please can you write
more songs like the song that did well and stop experimenting with every genre
under the sun in a completely chaotic and hedonistic manner?’” Genevieve
continues. “Unfortunately, I have issues with authority… My parents often
regale me with the tale of my Year 4 parents’ evening, in which my teacher
described me as ‘too wild, in the bohemian sense’.
“If Mrs Baker couldn’t get me to behave, then what chance did
Marshall Records have? Luckily, they have a good sense of humour over at
Marshall.”
Brilliant!
Watch the video for Big Hit Single below: