{"id":12620,"date":"2020-07-17T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12620"},"modified":"2020-07-16T18:00:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:00:33","slug":"riskee-and-the-ridicule-honour-new-york-singer-songwriter-lana-del-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12620","title":{"rendered":"Riskee and The Ridicule honour New York singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Riskee and The Ridicule honour New York singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey with their own unique take on her hit \u2018Young And Beautiful\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v5v1XVgUs0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Not a band you can second guess, unpredictable Kent punks <strong>Riskee and The Ridicule <\/strong>follow-up their first lockdown release in May, the seething anger of the Brexit-baiting single \u2018Blue Jacket\u2019, with their own respectful take on New York pop singer-songwriter <strong>Lana Del Rey\u2019s<\/strong> award-winning 2013 smash-hit, \u2018Young And Beautiful\u2019. This, however, is no guilty pleasure for the band, who are longtime fans of Lana\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lana Del Rey is one of pop music&#8217;s best storytellers,\u201d states frontman Scott Picking. \u201cThere\u2019s something about her music that is so intense and descriptive that it&#8217;s movie-like and in these times of being locked down, that type of escapism has been a personal paradise. In choosing this song, I knew I could bring something different vocally and musically, we were excited about changing the song dynamically while staying true to the emotiveness of the original.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12621 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite being isolated from each other at the time, <strong>Riskee and The Ridicule<\/strong> were able to create a video for \u2018Young And Beautiful\u2019 by recording their individual parts at home, allowing their former bassist David Thomas to collate them together with footage from one of the bands early hometown gigs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe video feels like a nod to both our early days as a band, just us and our own motivation, as well as where we are all at in this unique moment, one that we\u2019re not likely to be in again any time soon (hopefully). \u2018Young And Beautiful\u2019 is a song I\u2019ve wanted to do for a long time,\u201d confesses Scott.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2019 was an amazing year for the band and saw the highly anticipated release of their third album \u2018Body Bag Your Scene\u2019 well received by both fans and critics alike, with their sets at Rebellion and Boomtown proving to be real highlights of 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12623 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download.png 224w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/download-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Body Bag Your Scene<\/em> was written and recorded at breakneck speed, a reflection of its reactionary nature to the daily uncertainty projected upon us. Taking aim at the powers that be (\u201cOur Time\u201d), sexual exploitation (\u201cSex\u201d) and the barrage of contradictory news (\u201cBlack, White &amp; Grey\u201d) it\u2019s a record that holds a mirror to the world with simultaneously acerbic and humorous analysis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Growing up in Kent, Riskee and The Ridicule have always been a staple of the UK DIY scene, but their fervent attitude and unique \u201cGrime-Punk\u201d rallied troops of dedicated fans across the world. Musically, the band meld their genre-spanning influences with their intent to challenge preconceptions. On the surface they may appear easy to read, when in fact Scott Picking (Vocals), Jimbo Aglony (Guitars, Vocals), Jordan Mann (Guitars, Vocals) and Matt Verrell (Drums, Vocals) are a gang of progressive punks who form a powerhouse of change. Full of fierce energy, the Kent quartet have motives resting among The Clash with relentless streams of wit, literacy, and observational accuracy akin to The Smiths and a background in the UK Grime scene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is much more to come. You can be sure that Riskee and The Ridicule will be back onstage as soon as the world allows.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buy \u2018Young And Beautiful\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ingroov.es\/young-and-beautiful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find Riskee and The Ridicule<\/strong><strong> online at:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bombermusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bomber Music<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.riskeeandtheridicule.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Band Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RiskeeandtheRidicule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiskeeRidicule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riskee and The Ridicule honour New York singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey with their own unique take on her hit \u2018Young And Beautiful\u2019. \u00a0 Not a band you can second guess, unpredictable Kent punks Riskee and The Ridicule follow-up their first lockdown release in May, the seething anger of the Brexit-baiting single \u2018Blue Jacket\u2019, with their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2098,3121,1787,4598,3189,2100,1710,1701,5407],"class_list":["post-12620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bomber-music","tag-division-pr","tag-its-a-revolution","tag-james-sherry","tag-lana-del-rey","tag-riskee-and-the-ridicule","tag-rpm-online","tag-tcb","tag-young-and-beautiful","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12624,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12620\/revisions\/12624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}