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19/11/19

 Are you tired, because I'm tired. It's been a minute since I've had a bag of Walkers, definitively, prawn cocktail crisps. So long in fact that I can't really remember what I thought they tasted like, I just recall enjoying them...I think. So lets take a trip in the way back machine to June 14, 2017. Walkers definitevly prawn cocktail (with vle of evesham tomatoes). Not much for flavour smell [not very fragrant], bit of vinegar. Standard flat chip. Average Lays/Walkers weight. Popped it in. Tangy. Tangy vinegar tomato with some sort of salty..I don't know, it doesn't quite taste like prawns..but it's close. Very distinct flavour. I enjoyed the 25g bag but it might grow a little old after more than 50g or so.

So there you have it, quite enjoyable in a small dose, not sure what it would be like in a long format.

At some point in 2019ish the Murderburgers called it quits with Fraser Murderburger deciding to move onto a new project, Wrong Life. Over the last year or so Fraser's been trickling out music as Wrong Life, starting with the digital New Sun EP, being followed up with the pending Dreamer's Gait EP (April 16, 2021) which is being released on tape (in addition to digital) limited to 100 copies (as of writing I believe there are a few left for pre-order). If you were a fan of The Murdeburgers you'll dig Wrong Life, it's very similar melodic pop punk, poetic lyrics..with a dark cloud looming overhead majority of the time (I don't listen to much Scottish punk..but what I have heard I think the dark cloud is pretty much par for the course)..so far Wrong Life is just slightly closer to mid tempo than The Murderburgers.

Stay hydrated,

Marc

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