New meets old, like new friends meet old friends with ‘The People You Know’. The swivelling, parping keys are new style Hey Bulldog, arcing gloriously off the back of New Orders meets krautrock meets power ballads future classic ‘No Future Pt 2’, but hold up, the clarity of the riff cuts like a sky knife through a rainbow like the adrenaline powered sharp shooting gunslinger rock of the early Hey Bulldog. This is a return to the raw simplicity of those early days and singles, and Rob’s vocals are calling back to those higher pitched screams and dreams of youth.
But posed against youth is experience, and love and loss. Hey Bulldog are a band at the heart of the Manchester psych scene, and Rob, Matt and Ben adore their position as the beloved scenesters, your friendly neighbourhood rock stars.
This song is about them, about their friends, about the Manchester music scene and about us. Watch the vid, compiled with footage taken by the late, great John Hall. You might be in there. If you’re not don’t worry. Go see Hey Bulldog, you’ll make new friends.
https://heybulldog.bandcamp.com/
And recorded live by John Hall x
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