Credit: Sophie Robson
Words: Ellie Ward
Newcastle’s Swine Tax return with their timely new single ‘Screensaver’, released last week. With the recent addition of Euan Lynn on synth, ‘Screensaver’ sees Swine Tax further sharpen their .
Propelled by burned-out guitars, a breakneck rhythm section, and the band's hooky post-punk sound, the sardonic lyrics of 'Screensaver' express the anxiety of many during these times, of social isolation and being cut off from the outside world.
“'Screensaver' is about losing your password," quip the band. "It’s an in-joke about our technophobia, but it also attempts to get to the heart of a more widespread feeling of alienation that’s fostered by technology. Lyrically, we took a more direct approach than is often applied to the issue, by painting a vivid picture of a familiar subject we sought to highlight the everyday absurdities of a life lived online.
"We didn’t then imagine how relevant the track would be during this global pandemic - many of us are gawping at screens all day, slowly going insane and totally reliant on technology to communicate."
The track comes with a video directed by drummer Charlie Radford. In a fit of lockdown induced cabin fever, the clip takes us on a cut-and-paste nightmare ride through zoom quizzes, online ads and daily briefings.
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