Death Of The High Street – Mental Wealth 

This song is so full of proper rock and roll energy! DOTHS launch into this with power riffs and stops and starts!

This is the reason why I like the song, it’s given the space to breathe with the lyrics delivering a very important message. Whether you’re jumping about in the moshpit or playing air guitar in the kitchen it’s making you think of your mental well being but we will come back to that in a second. 

The stops and starts are reminiscent of Chuck Berry “No Particular Place To Go” – see the rock n roll connection? Link that with the stuttering from The Who’s “My Generation”, then you have the elements of early punk – the influences are all there. 

All in all – a banger.

This is what they had to say about it: 

“Mental Wealth is a personal foray into the world of mental illness and the feeling of being lost in a world that’s not concerned with you. This track delivers the usual DOTHS punch in the face – heavy drums, loud bass, punk guitars and an honest and emotional lyrical delivery. It’s a lyrical journey exploring the delicate state of one’s mind, of the larger-than-life character suffering silently in their own head. The need to talk and inability to do so.”

Also…a word on the artwork: 

“On another note, we love the track artwork… We’re all for supporting upcoming artists in the DOTHS camp and we asked a young (14-year old) artist, Charlie Fox, who’s a fan of the band to give it a go. We think he smashed it! It would be amazing if you could mention him, it’ll inspire him to keep creating!”

Well done DOTHS and well done Charlie!

Listen to ‘Mental Wealth’ here now.

Words by Del Osei-Owusu