Glasgow’s raw guitar snarl meets Parisian smoky allure in The Sundown Social Club’s electrifying new single “Everybody Needs A Dodge”, a rebellious groove forged from the chaos of modern drudgery. Release on May 1st, 2025, this transatlantic collaboration between Mark (guitar) and Charlotte (vocals) is less a song and more a middle finger to the grind—packed with wiry riffs, sultry defiance, and the kind of live-wire energy that makes you want to quit your job and hop a train to nowhere.
From the first jangly chord, the track oozes unvarnished, basement-show charm, channeling the Clash’s punk spirit and Serge Gainsbourg’s seductive cool. Charlotte’s vocals—equal parts French café poise and punk impatience—spin lyrics born from late-night rants about life’s absurd demands (“Sometimes you’ve got to bend the rules, if not break them entirely”), while Mark’s guitar slashes through the mix like a switchblade slicing red tape. The production stays deliberately lean and mean, mirroring their ethos: “We fear overkill.” This is music that breathes, leaving space for listeners to project their own frustrations and fantasies of escape.
A teaser for their upcoming EP Foreign Shores, “Everybody Needs A Dodge” promises a record full of scrappy survival anthems and DIY romanticism. The duo’s influences—The Kills’ primal minimalism, Tom Waits’ gutter poetry, 60s ye-ye pop’s playful rebellion—collide into something both nostalgic and urgently fresh.
A jolt of adrenaline for the overworked and underwhelmed, this track is your audio permission slip to ditch the script. The Sundown Social Club doesn’t just soundtrack the escape—they hand you the keys.
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