Splinter’s newest single ‘Get A Job’ is a purebred piece of punk that carries all the rowdy character and drama, the counterculture lyrical delivery, and the innate rebelliousness that the genre is well known and revered for.
Based in the heart of London’s underground scene, Splinter are a punk outfit who are set to release their full length studio album Click, Swipe, Buy in this upcoming June, taking a swing at this age’s consumerism, fame, and modern culture, and ‘Get A Job’ is a pretty sizable bite at what the album has to offer, as well as what makes Splinter an outfit to keep an eye out for.
On the surface, this song runs for a little more than 2 minutes, during which time the band rock our world with a manic beat and a punchy drum performance that is cavernous and caveman-ish, a hairy and distorted guitar riff, and most prominently a vocal delivery from Mark Marven that is a lite blend of Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson and Viagra Boys’ Sebastian Murphy. The lyrics are rather direct and honest jab at the entitlement of many people today wanting to cherry pick through their life, choosing money and fame and opting out of working.
An indelicate punch at a consumerist society that seems to be going from bad to worse by the day, ‘Get A Job’ is also a little taster of what Splinter are having in store for us both musically, and lyrically, and we are left rather impatient now to see what Click, Swipe, Buy is hiding.
