The Patrick Hamilton Appreciation Society discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbGLr...

Song inspired by Hangover square from Protomartyr- a very good post-punk band.

Thanks David - that one had passed me by


The Pitchfork album review picks up on it....


Album opener "Maidenhead" is directly influenced by Patrick Hamilton's black comedy novel Hangover Square. It's about George Harvey Bone, a lonely alcoholic who suffers from spells where he feels no pleasure or pain. Casey sings about a "clack" in his brain, which triggers "dead moods". At the chorus, drummer Alex Leonard and Ahee ramp up their attack, and when things cool down again, Casey sings, "Maidenhead, here I come," referring to the happy place where Bone longs to return—where he can finally find respite from the darkness. "I have arrived."

But here's the hitch: When Bone reaches Maidenhead in the book, he isn't peaceful there—he's just as tortured as he always was. And as Protomartyr push out into the rest of their album, they're still mired in darkness.