Sunday 25 September 2022

Midland Railway - She Loves Ted Bundy

  


  A gentle, uplifting song today about a woman who was obsessed with a charming psychopath.

  Based in Manchester, Midland Railway are Nick Lote (vocals, guitar), Sarah Mac Fhearadhaigh Blemings (bass, vocals), Terry Yow (drums), Dan Newbery (guitar), Kate-mia White (guitar) and Robert Hayton (guitar, vocals). They play a form of nerdy folk-punk, influenced by the likes of Weezer, Bright Eyes and The Smiths. Despite them having formed in 2004, I'd not come across them before until I heard their new single. It's not your standard punk rant (it's more Television Personalities than Sex Pistols) but it's still very enjoyable. 

  One of the reasons I may not have been familiar with the band is that for much of the time since their conception they seem to have been split up. They've shown intermittent signs of life since first separating in 2008 but it now looks like they're in rude health with an album being planned.

  Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. After more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 murders he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. The titular woman in this song is in love with him. You can stream the song here : https://linktr.ee/Midlandrailway?fbclid=IwAR0mt8tPldf5ygbxiQjiELKJylsdwnaz26qMsEWxcouzEC9_Iu4wd9z6rfs  

  She Loves Ted Bundy...

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