MuddiBrooke premiere ‘You Don’t Own Me’

“I think I first heard the original track on a TV advert and straight away the lyrics captured me”, explains Brooke (MuddiBrooke’s lead singer/guitarist). “Don’t tell me what to do, don’t tell me what to say.. you don’t own me”, this was a woman having a go back at a controlling man. Straight away, I thought of our own original track, ‘Devil’, as it echoes a very similar story.

Even though I absolutely love Lesley Gore’s version of this song, something always seemed missing to me. To me, because it was first released in the 1960s, it was sung and performed with that old-fashioned vibe that a woman should not be angry, they should be polite and pretty at all times, even though the lyrics are going against that. It was almost like she was holding back, through gritted teeth. We wanted to bring back this fantastic song in our own way; with heart-pounding, distorted grunge guitars and the lyrics seemingly spat in anger; in response to the old, kept-woman attitudes.”

Muddibrooke’s stunning cover of the timeless track follows the release of their debut EP ‘Lunacy’, a collection of original material that looks at the human condition, from an emotional perspective this gives us permission to move on; to move forward and hopefully never look back.

The songs and stories on ‘Lunacy’ asks the question, “What does it feel like to be one of society’s rejects”? We all fall down from time to time and it’s important to pick ourselves up again. We must first own that rejection, accept it and then understand that it is fine to be your own true self. MuddiBrooke express themselves clearly by owning their past and the angst of identity and giving the message of self-acceptance, being your own person and to wear that proudly.

The tracks on ‘Lunacy’ explore living through the challenges of life; those moments that make you feel a bit crazy and question your reasoning. “WE THRIVE AS A TRIBE”. With the events of 2020 it gave the band precious opportunity to reset, revisit and evaluate. It was a perfect opportunity in a far-from-perfect period for the songs featured on ‘Lunacy’ to grow. As time passed and with the band unable to be together in the studio, the music became bigger, better and felt closer to home. MuddiBrooke discovered opportunities in challenging times of forced separation. Songs on the new ep like ‘Fake It’ speaks to us about the daily struggles and those things we need to do to get through, whilst ‘Liverpool Guy’ tells a tale of celebrating your inner party animal and enjoying life’s freedoms to the full, both potentials for new beginnings.

Produced and mixed at Snug Recording Co in Nottingham by the band and stalwart producers Robin Newman and Richard Collins, the new ep was mastered by Joe Caithness (Phoxjaw / Capcom / Borderlands).

Even though they haven’t been playing very long as ‘MuddiBrooke’, collectively they have over 30 years experience of playing live in front of many large audiences and supported artists such as The Beautiful South, Scouting For Girls, Luka Bloom and Dr and The Medics.
Since forming in January 2020, they have released four singles and their debut EP, ‘Lunacy’ – all of which have achieved airplay all around the world, including airplay on KERRANG! RADIO, PLANET ROCK and BBC INTRODUCING. One of their singles, ‘Devil’ achieved ‘Track of the Week’ on BBC Introducing and also made it into the Top 10 of the Greek Rock Charts for four continuous weeks.

MUDDIBROOKE IS:

‘Brooke’ (Harriet McDonnell) – Lead vocals and guitar
Anna Melidone – Bass and backing vocals
Mary Prince – Drums

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