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I Cannot Deny You

by The Nature Strip

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Out of the future, here they come . . . if there really is a future in rock music. Rather, The Nature Strip does what any great pop band does: smash together the music of the past into some kind of joyful new design. “I Cannot Deny You” has the hip-swagger of rock and roll, the riffy bravado of Sixties garage rock, and power pop hooks for days.

“I Cannot Deny You” is a co-write between The Nature Strip’s two prime movers. Pete Marley wrote the killer riff and chord sequences and sent them to John Encarnação, singing only the title hook. John wrote the lyrics and melodies around that prompt and sent it back within a day.

Job done.

The lyric is opaque but might be said to conflate the trust issues negotiated in both mainstream politics and intimate relationships.

This is the third Nature Strip single in twelve months, following on from 2022’s “Surgery” and “Sixth Sense”. It’s part of the campaign ramping up to the Sydney-based band’s album #4, on which steady progress is being made. First though, there’ll be a celebration of the tenth anniversary of their 2013 debut. Stay tuned . . .

lyrics

Another stop along the way
Another fearless leap into the fray
You learned your lesson, you took notes
Asked around and now you know who votes.

Now you show up looking like
The greatest thing to ever rock the mic,

I cannot deny you now.

Out of the future here I come
Unwashed, unschooled but not so dumb
You made a promise you can't keep
You did your spells
But still you're losing sleep

Now you show up free from sin
You found a box you can keep them in

I cannot deny you now
You're irresistible somehow
Too much for me to take
No place to escape

You can do anything you like
The greatest thing to ever rock the mic,

I cannot deny you now

I cannot deny you now
I wouldn't want to anyhow
So much going on
So much fun

I cannot deny you now

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released February 3, 2023
Music and Lyrics by Pete Marley and John Encarnacao
Published by Control/Mushroom Music

Produced by the X-Flies
Mixed and mastered by Pete Marley
Recorded at Golden Retriever and Peppermint Lounge Studios, Sydney

Jess Ciampa - drums
John Encarnacao - vocals, guitars
Matt Langley - keyboards
Pete Marley - bass guitar, vocals

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Cover Art "Off To The Sabbath" by William Mortensen

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"Beautiful, crafted, intelligent pop . . Power pop maestros" - Backseat Mafia

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