Alight with scorching post-punk guitars and searingly angry vocals, this track from new EP Disappearing Act, about tyrannical power-grabbing figures, is by Yorkshire’s answer to Idles, Shame, Fontaines D.C., and most especially The Fall. Lumer hail from Hull, and Alex Evans (vocals), William Evans (drums), Benjamin Jackson (guitars) and Benjamin Morrod (bass). The rest of the 7-track EP has the same charged energy, with standout tracks By Her Teeth, about a woman’s relationship with a murderous man, and the title track, in which the subject contemplates the bleak emptiness at the end of his life. Another Day At The Zoo is a furious examination of the state of Britain. To enjoy more and buy more of LUMER’s uncompromising music, visit their Bandcamp page, with these songs also below.
The White Tsar in all his glory
Petrified of a news story
The Nihilists are in their waking
Vera Rose knowing its all for the taking
From Russia with a loving smile
While a royal man is standing trial
They are caught when the pigs rush in
But that same royal has something up his sleeve
The note from yours truly put her out of her misery
As her brother walked to Siberia’s symmetry
He frees the people from the white paranoia
Whoever knew this would be a joyous disaster
The minister has a vengeful awakening
And joins the Nihilists in their second taking
The plot thickens as they take a bow
And they point to the girl to take the new king out
The violence
From his highness
And they’re so silent
As the mask reveals the heir to the White Tsar
In his royal throne
Says he plans to overthrow
The injustice in Russian borders
Indoctrination for their patience
He asked for his Queen
In the quest to end Russian tyranny
Has gone ahead and reached the finale
The spell on her fragile mind
Stayed out with her revelry
Can she put her heart before her cult
And break the one unspoken rule
Not to love or be loved
The White Tsar has had his glory
He’s just another news story
The Nihilists have had their making
Vera took the ultimate taking
From Russia with a grieving smile
Was is it all really worth the while
The White Tsar in all his glory
Petrified of a news story
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