Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii Reveal “The Hand That Did The Deed” On New Single & Video

Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii bring their weirdo art rock to the masses with a new single, The Hand That Did The Deed. The track features agitated sprechgesang vocals, push-and-pull syncopated rhythms, a wall of woozy guitars, and a piano that has definitely been drinking. Not quite post-punk, not quite indie rock, this wonky riff-orientated singalong sounds like Discipline-era King Crimson taking on Britpop by way of Captain Beefheart.

Lyrically The Hand That Did The Deed offers a dissociated confessional, employing earthy, Rabelaisian imagery in an attempt to scapegoat the shadow self. The single is accompanied by a frenetic video, showcasing the band members in technicolour suits hand-crafted from rubber gloves. Filmed at a secret location in Bristol, UK during a particularly hot day in summer 2024, the video was shot by recurring collaborator Saul Knight.

Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii have also announced a run of European tour dates this October, the band will also be playing a brace of UK dates at Mendips Naughty Corner on the 15th September and Stockton-On-Tees Gathering Sounds on 28th September ahead of their European tour.