Art Rock Band Cosmopolis To Donate Bandcamp Proceeds to Benefit Ukraine
Post-Punk Art Rock band Cosmopolis’s new releasetakes us through a dark musical odyssey as they ride the crest of the late 60’s cultural wave as hope and possibility gave way to an evil combination of crime, corruption and military might. The haunting new single “Nixon-Manson” will be released on February 25, with an ambitious music video to follow on March 4. On “Nixon-Manson”, Cosmopolis lean into their shadowy signature sound with reckless abandon, and the result is riveting. Fans of artists like Swans, Killing Joke, Nick Cave, Pink Floyd and Bauhaus should enjoy this release.
Cosmopolis operate in a new kind of way. The three core members – Gavin Kendall, Nicholas Platten and David Hussey – are based around the world, in Belgium, Australia and England, making music together, sometimes physically and other times virtually.
From the Artist: Nixon-Manson is Cosmopolis’ new single, and it’s probably the closest we shall ever come to writing a musical – albeit the darkest and scariest musical you’ll ever experience. We are fascinated with the late 1960s, and wanted to convey in words and music an era dominated by political corruption, the death of idealism, the crumbling of empire, and some moments of pure evil that changed popular culture forever.
Cosmopolis recently announced they will be donating all Bandcamp sales to benefit the people of Ukraine.
“All of our profits from sales of our music on Bandcamp for at least the next three months will be donated to the Lumos Ukraine Appeal. Songs are priced at €1 each but you can opt to pay more.”
Missed a pair of green eyes
Not so very nice
A pair of green eyes
Have I got news for you
Wanna know how?
Quickest way to heaven
Wanna know how?
Quickest way to hell
Ask a pair of green eyes
A pair of green eyes
A pair of green eyes
A pair of green eyes
I know the names
Of all the local heroes
I can tell you
The books they’ve written
Repulsion
The Da Nang bible
I wrote it
I wrote the Da Nang bible
I learned my trade from
A pair of green eyes
A pair of green eyes
A pair of green eyes
A pair of green eyes
Put a rope around the neck
Put a rope around the neck
Straight out of Charlie’s nightmare
Why do I attract
These acolytes, so perfect?
Why do I?
Sharon-Marie, she’s sorta transatlantic
Sharon-Marie, she’s sorta transatlantic
Wanna know how?
I will name the guilty men
Ah ah ah ah Dennis and L. Ron
Ah ah ah ah Dick and Spiro
Ah ah ah ah Roman Polanski
Ah ah ah ah
Well that rat’s out of the water boys
Out of the water boys
Get out of the water boys
Halter Shelter
Swimming hell
Too wild to see
My face among them
Grinning hell
Wanna know how?
Wanna know why?
I’m coming back to meet you
To meet you
To meet you
To meet you
To meet you
To meet you
To meet you
To meet you
