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Wake the president is tagged as: indie pop, scottish, indie, glasgow, alternative

Some people will tell you there are only two types of people in Glasgow: neds and art students. But listen to that false tale of two cities at your peril, because between the cracks in that hackneyed picture comes the sound of this city’s latest purveyors of Scottish pop. The twins that front Wake the President were brought up on the hard-knock streets of Maryhill but earned their stripes knocking around the council libraries, drinking dens and underwear-strewn bedrooms of Glasgow’s bohemian West End. To them, Franz Ferdinand’s town of tight-trousered scenesters is as much an illusion as Glasvegas’ city of non educated delinquents with blades.
Theirs is a more complicated picture. Lead singer Erik Sandberg’s lyrics are inspired by the characters of Glasgow; to him the old men propping up bars or wandering the streets are the lifeblood of the city. The songs he sings, melancholy reminiscences of blonde girls from the past, tales of the deceit and debauchery of the West End, resonate with the slurred poetry of these men, philosophising over whisky water at the Ben Nevis. His songs of masturbatory melancholia move from optimism to despair, querying the existence of love but acknowledging the omnipresence of desire. Bjorn, his quieter twin, provides the ...
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Top 10 Wake the president Songs
Miss Tierney
Professor
Just Give Me Two Secs
Something To Turn Up
Remember Fun?
You Can't Change That Boy
Mail, Alice
Wake
The Security Place
Elaine
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