{"id":3539,"date":"2020-05-30T20:30:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T19:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2020-05-30T20:30:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T19:30:45","slug":"the-vicious-cycles-release-new-covid-19-inspired-digital-single-sandpaper-from-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3539","title":{"rendered":"The Vicious Cycles release new Covid-19-inspired digital single Sandpaper from lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SINGLE REVIEW: The Vicious Cycles \u2013 Sandpaper (Pirates Press Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vicious-cycles.jpg?resize=640%2C597\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vicious-cycles.jpg?resize=1024%2C955&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vicious-cycles.jpg?resize=300%2C280&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vicious-cycles.jpg?resize=768%2C716&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vicious-cycles.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/vicious-cycles.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The Vicious Cycles.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being stuck at home in the middle of a global pandemic evidently brings the best out of some bands; Canadian garage punks<a href=\"https:\/\/theviciouscycles.bandcamp.com\/\"><strong> The Vicious Cycles<\/strong><\/a> are one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, they released their <a href=\"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=384\"><strong>third full-length album Motorcyco<\/strong><\/a> last year, and very good it was too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full of hooks, big choruses and some of the dirtiest rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll I&#8217;ve heard in ages, it was a fine album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not content to rest on their laurels, they recently released a split single with fellow Canadian motorbike fans Territories (<a href=\"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=3419\"><strong>reviewed here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they&#8217;re back with <strong>Sandpaper<\/strong>, a digital single inspired by being told to stay in quarantine to help to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Vicious Cycles - &quot;Sandpaper&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9eHZMtIHWBg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded from their band members&#8217; homes, and with a video featuring them anmd some of the their friends, it&#8217;s about a feeling everyone can probably relate to \u2013 washing your hands until they feel they&#8217;ve turned to sandpaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re not seeking sympathy though; they&#8217;re reminding us that we&#8217;re all in this together, and sharing the experience of living through these strangest and most awful of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the track on:\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5zKTkNpOTjDlf2Nw0HluQU?si=B6xC7NBxTgGqi5COrCTKyA\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Spotify<\/u><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/sandpaper\/1515514330?i=1515514331\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Apple Music<\/u><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0<strong><u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sandpaper-Vicious-Cycles\/dp\/B0897Z55FM\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSandpaper on top of my knuckles, empty cupboards and tight belt buckles&#8230;I can&#8217;t come out and you can&#8217;t come over\u201d are lyrics we can all relate to, and you&#8217;ll want to hear it over and over 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