Sonic Boom Six - One Of The Boys

’Future Shock / One Of The Boys’ Out Now: Having toured the world for the last two decades, Sonic Boom Six took the turbulent times of the lost lockdown years to take a deep breath, watch, and create. The band emerge from the rubble of culture and politics in 2023 with new Double A-side single ‘Future Shock’ b/w ‘One of The Boys’. ’One Of The Boys’ video by Fred Tschepp: This video features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. ’One Of The Boys’ co-produced and mixed by James Loughrey Co-production and recording by James Routh Saxophone by Ben Childs In January 2024, Sonic Boom Six is set to release RE:Generation, a new compilation of their material from the last decade featuring the two brand-new tracks from this single release. Throw in road-tested anthems like ‘Virus’, and ‘No Man No Right’ and we have a record that celebrates the band’s remarkable journey while continuing their artistic evolution. Currently writing and beginning production work on their new album, this is a rejuvenated Boom ready to take back the mantle of one of the hardest-working, most outspoken and inclusive live acts that this country has produced. ONE OF THE BOYS (©SONIC BOOM SIX 2023) It’s the pat on the arse when you join the club It’s a champagne pint in the backroom at the pub It’s the First World War, when they shut that door Not a footstep more cos you’ve gotta be one of the boys It’s the arm and the leg for the tailored suit But the money ain’t a worry when your family’s of such repute So when the glass gets smashed and the plates go crash You can just pay cash cos you’ve gotta be one of the boys One of the boys! Just give ‘em a reason And there’s an opening for anybody who learned Latin at Eton Or if they saw ‘em in the hall at boarding school Just give ‘em a reason And they’ll be playing out their silly games with all our tax and toysCos you gotta be one of the boys Mother said “That’s a lot” for the membership But the money ain’t a worry when your father’s a tory whip Oh it must feel sad to be Grenfell clad But do not feel bad cos you’ve gotta be one of the boys One of the boys! Just give ‘em a reason And there’s an opening for anybody who learned latin at Eton Or if they saw ‘em in the hall at boarding school Just give ‘em a reason And they’ll be playing out their silly games with all our tax and toysCos you gotta be one of the boys So won’t you raise a glass with me To secrets and societies, to loyalty and lies I can’t hate a guy just helping out his mate I think I even might relate But I can’t do that cos I gotta be one of the boys One of the boys! Just give ‘em a reason And there’s an opening for anybody who learned Latin at Eton Or if they saw ‘em in the hall at boarding school Just give ‘em a reasonAnd they’ll be playing out their silly games with all our tax and toysCos you gotta be one of the boys Woah-oh-oh One of the boys! Woah-oh-oh One of the boys! Woah-oh-oh And you can’t do that cos you gotta be one of the boys!