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Private Army

by The Vanities

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is this a fever dream / all the things I’ve seen on the tv, in the papers and the magazines they say it’s touch ‘n’ go / touch ‘n’ go if we’ll live to see the future that we used to know say this ain’t so / say it’s a lie say I’m going crazy / a little crazy this private army will comfort you this private army will see it through like an angel watching over you this private army / this private army running scared / standing still can’t seem to shake the bad news on the rumour mill they say it’s plain to see / plain to see we had a chance but threw away our destiny say this ain’t so / say it’s a lie say I'm going crazy / a little crazy this private army will comfort you this private army will see it through like an angel watching over you this private army / this private army say this ain’t so / say it’s a lie say I’m going crazy / maybe I’m crazy this private army will comfort you this private army will see it through just like an angel watching over you this private army / this private army’s for you
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is this a fever dream / all the things I’ve seen on the tv, in the papers and the magazines they say it’s touch ‘n’ go / touch ‘n’ go if we’ll live to see the future that we used to know say this ain’t so / say it’s a lie say I’m going crazy / a little crazy this private army will comfort you this private army will see it through like an angel watching over you this private army / this private army running scared / standing still can’t seem to shake the bad news on the rumour mill they say it’s plain to see / plain to see we had a chance but threw away our destiny say this ain’t so / say it’s a lie say I'm going crazy / a little crazy this private army will comfort you this private army will see it through like an angel watching over you this private army / this private army say this ain’t so / say it’s a lie say I’m going crazy / maybe I’m crazy this private army will comfort you this private army will see it through just like an angel watching over you this private army / this private army’s for you

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the vanities return with brand new single, private army. a notable departure from their signature 80s sound, private army is an epic orchestral affair, a haunting lament on the folly of humankind in the new era of war in europe.

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released March 31, 2023

the vanities are:
rhys bradley: vocals, guitars
adam hill: bass, backing vocals

piano & backing vocals by gareth jones
drums by chris barber
brass and strings by the shabbey road chamber orchestra featuring richard mainwaring, jon mainwaring, korine colborne, phil jarvis & claudine cassidy
additional guitars & backing vocals by al steele

words & music by rhys bradley
produced & arranged by al steele

recorded, mixed & mastered at shabbey road studios
cover design by frank werner: www.fw27.com
cover photo by alexander kuzmin

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The Vanities Cardiff, UK

The Vanities are an electro-rock duo from Cardiff formed in 2001 by Rhys Bradley (vox/guitars) & Adam Hill (bass/keyboards), combining a love of 90s grunge & 80s synth-pop.

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