Following their recent inclusion in the Heartstopper Forever soundtrack alongside the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, Micko & The Mellotronics return with new single, Viva La Underdog that is drawn from their recent album, The Trinity. Fusing the fizzy power-pop melodies of Buzzcocks or Squeeze, with the arch Brit-pop sensibilities of Pulp or Blur, and a dash of Bonzo’s-esque surrealism; the result is a new single with bark and bite in abundance, but an underlying bittersweetness too. Viva La Underdog was written following a series of visits to a local care home to see his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. As the pair spent time together, the reassuring glow of the telly in the corner reeling through old episodes of Top of the Pops also became a recurring presence; a zeitgeist tape of yesteryear, complete with soundtrack, providing something of a Proustian window for deeper thought and reflection. Viva La Underdog arrives with a video created with long-term collaborator Ashley Jones featuring sock-puppet stars Sooty and Sweep, with a new found need for speed.
“It occurred to me that, at some point, I could well be in the same position, reflecting on what I could remember, what happened, what didn’t, and the feelings that go with it. I wanted to write a life-affirming track, and the role of the underdog is something that we can all relate to. What’s important to me ultimately in my work is engagement, not winning or losing, stimulating myself and, hopefully, others through creativity. That’s what the line “it’s all in the game” in the chorus speaks of.” (frontman Micko Westmoreland)
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