{"id":27685,"date":"2025-12-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27685"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T08:07:41","slug":"celebrity-telethon-exclusive-new-single-undercover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27685","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Telethon – Exclusive new single ‘Undercover’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Celebrity Telethon shares the third and final single ahead of their upcoming self-titled record! ‘Undercover’ springs from the murky waters of protopunk (New York Dolls, Velvet Underground, and Flamin\u2019 Groovies all come to mind) with a distinctly DIY home-recorded patina. Roughly hewn overdriven guitars, dungeon-like reverb and crackling vocals offset the song\u2019s pop sensibilities in a manner not unlike Wreckless Eric\u2019s homespun production style. Come to think of it, the tune\u2019s marriage of pub rockin\u2019 R&B (the riff calls to mind James Brown\u2019s \u201cI Got You\u201d) and the chiming freakbeat jangle of the Kinks would have been right at home on Stiff Records\u2019 early roster. However, according to The Gizmos\u2019 Eddie Flowers in his liner notes, \u201cThis ain\u2019t no retro fashion show.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUndercover\u201d arrives on the heels of two prior singles, Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Matinee<\/a> and Skin Flicks<\/a>, which both appeared with accompanying music videos co-directed by the band and Mark Habegger. The noir-tinged single art was designed by the EMMY-winning animator Dan Riba, well known for his directorial work on Batman: The Animated Series, Freakazoid!, and Justice League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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