The Men They Couldn't Hang Cock-A-Hoop

The 10th Studio Album in a 35 year career sees this Classic British Band finesse
their ribald recipe of roots randomness into a carnival of colour, sound and
surrealism. Recorded with producer Jim Knight, this collection mixes folk and pop,
rock and reel, rhythm and roll, blues and soul and gives it a damn good shaking. The
Men They Couldn't Hang have long mixed poignant political epics with potent
frenzy, once being compared to a `riot in a fairground'. Those qualities are not only
present but super charged in the melodic blizzards of `Pone' and `Sirens';
knuckleduster vocals, jet powered harmonies and martial mandolins all present.
Ballads like `Four Winds Blow' and `Three Ships Sailing' continue the knack for
widescreen mythology, evocations of past and future, while `The Amazing Carrier
Bag' goes through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole with a Kinksian take on
the surreal whimsy of Brexit and the punk rock autobiographical anthem `Right
Time, Right Place, Right Song' puts it all into perspective with Cheshire Cat peek
into the secret of The Men They Couldn't Hang enduring success and longevity