Alternative rock singer/songwriter Rob Decoup’s music has a tone unlike many on the scene. With deep thoughtful lyrics and edgy guitars, Decoup captures attention as he rises into the mainstream spotlight. Growing up in Austria, Decoup has spent time in London, Vienna, and now resides in NYC since 2012 as he grasps a broad perspective of the world around him, which is reflective in his songwriting. With a PhD in Political Science, he not only knows how to convey his thoughts through speech, but also through melodies and harmonies that provokes an array of emotions in listeners as he performs around the world. Initially releasing his single “Burn Me to the Ground” in 2012, today Decoup premieres his new live video for the track on CrypticRock. Watch the video below:
When asked about the inspiration behind the song Decoup stated: “Burn me to the Ground” was a song I wrote in 2003 in the aftermath of 9/11 and the Afghanistan/Iraq wars. The song was on the shelf for a long time, and only recently I decided to complete it lyrically and release it. The Zeitgeist of Islamist terror and the beginning of the end of our civil liberties were among the influencing factors.
In retrospect, we have evolved towards more government control and less individualism with an Orwellian grid society on the horizon. The song resonates non-conformism, anti-consumerism and the fight against tyranny and institutional mind-controlling religion. Generally the song seeks to bring awareness to the exploitation of the people by the ruling elite, told through the perspective of a prisoner (the modern 9-5 cubicle slave-consumer) seeking justice and vengeance for the theft of his freedom. Refusing to believe in the “book of lies”, that sells us the illusion that we have to accept our fate, and that there is no other alternative… But there is.
There is another way, and Rock music can be the head of the spear with its roots in blues music stemming from oppressed African-Americans in America.
They can beat and jail us, even eliminate us, but the spirit of resistance will live on. “Burn me, start from my head, but you can never shut me down”!
Decoup is set to release his new LP Rays of Sun in January 2015.
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