Mr Wu's Pigs - Being Boiled

    

  Based in Deal, Kent, Mr Wu's Pigs (https://www.facebook.com/mrwuspigs) is the solo project of David Tombesi-Walton. The music has been described as garage-punk fuzzpop and influences include the likes of Buzzcocks, Nirvana, Weezer, Billy Childish and Mary Bell. There's a decent sized back catalogue available on Bandcamp.  

  The 6th August sees the release of his 3rd proper album. This time around it'll be a covers album featuring a varied collection of songs from genres such as rockabilly, proto-punk, electropop etc. The song choices aren't as obvious as on some collections of this kind but they coalesce well. When I gave the album a listen I started with the last song, The End Of The World (originally by Skeeter Davies), as it's a long time favourite and I was interested to see what had been done to it; this version is about half the length of the original and quite a bit faster. It made me optimistic for the rest of the album. 

  And I was right to be optimistic, it's a very enjoyable whole with the songs working well when played in the Mr Wu's Pigs style. The sound on a few of the tracks is beefed up by the addition of guest guitarists. I don't want to spoil things too much by revealing who all the originals were by but I will admit there were a good few I was unfamiliar with.

  You can pre order the cd & digital versions here : https://mrwuspigs.bandcamp.com/album/pigs-in-blankets-album 

  This track was one I bought back in my school days and was originally released as a single in 1978 by The Human League. It's called Being Boiled...

Listen to the voice of Buddha
Saying stop your sericulture
Little people like your offspring
Boiled alive for some God's stocking
Buddha's watching, Buddha's waiting

Just because the kid's an orphan
Is no excuse for thoughtless slaying
People don't forget this torture
Just because you call her mother
Doesn't mean that she's your better

Once more with the voice of Buddha
He'll say carry on your slaughter
Who cares for the little children
You may slice with no conviction
Blind revenge on a blameless victim