After getting to premier an earlier single of theirs a couple of months ago, it’s good to hear that Late Night Pharmacy have some more music coming out. The blurb is below, but we can tell you that it’s a lively, interesting piece of alt-rock that absolutely bubbles along. Yeah, we’ve had a sneaky listen!
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Dublin, Ireland-based alternative rock band Late Night Pharmacy are set to release a new single entitled “Grass-Eating Boys”. The single will go live on September 24th, five days after the band take the stage in the Button Factory for their first live performance since the start of Covid. “Grass-Eating Boys” is the band’s fourth single of 2021, following April’s “Too Late for the Rickshaws”, June’s “Slacktivist (Normalise This)” and July’s “Relapse”.
Recording the single was only possible after Late Night Pharmacy were one of four Irish bands hand-picked to take part in the 2020 edition of the TiLT Development Deal. As part of this deal, the band received hours of free studio time in Dublin’s legendary Sun Studios (in which artists such as Rihanna, Kanye West and Sinéad O’Connor have recorded over the years). There, the band recorded two songs, of which “Grass-Eating Boys” is the second to be released.
Our lead guitarist read the article “The Sex Recession” in The Atlantic, in which he encountered the Japanese “sōshoku(-kei) danshi” (grass-eating boys) and “hikikomori” (pulling inwards): Japanese men who express no interest in pursuing careers, financial independence or romantic relationships, and who live the life of a modern hermit. The song was inspired by this phenomenon, which is quickly becoming as visible in the West as it is in Japan. Musically, “Grass-Eating Boys” is a speedy, brooding alt-rock/post-hardcore track which draws inspiration from Bloc Party, The Flatliners and Amesoeurs. The song is built around an ascending guitar riff which transitions into an aggressive, double-time chorus, while the vocals strike a balance between melody and frustration. Pad synths, noisy loops and sound effects are layered throughout, including the titular phrase being spoken in the original Japanese.
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