Duck into the chaotic trenches of “Foxholes,” a blistering standout from Lovejoy‘s long-awaited debut album One Simple Trick, blasting off on October 3, 2025—the Brighton indie rockers’ first full-length after EPs like Are You Alright? (2021) and Wake Up & It’s Over (2023) racked up millions of streams. Frontman Will Gold (aka Wilbur Soot), flanked by Joe Goldsmith’s searing guitars, Ash Kabosu’s driving bass, and Mark Boardman’s thunderous drums, unleashes a track born from the “Right Way Up Tour” stages in 2024, where it first detonated live. Self-produced with their signature blend of jangly riffs, synth stabs, and anthemic choruses—echoing the witty angst of Pebble Brain’s “Perfume” or Taunt Me’s relational barbs—”Foxholes” dissects the performer’s paradox: craving connection yet crumbling under the spotlight. Lines like “You swear, he comes with every evening / But it’s the first I’ve seen him / Keeps his morals on a key ring / His intentions up his nose” paint a vivid portrait of fleeting fans and inner demons, building to the explosive chorus hook: “And there are no atheists in the foxholes / And that I know! / We used to carve the same tree / But this is gospel / And the choir’s gonna kill me!”
Drawing from the idiom of war-torn faith—where crisis forces belief amid “foxholes” of vulnerability—this cut amplifies One Simple Trick’s motifs of overthought underachievement and emotional foxholes, threading through singles like “With Rob As My Witness” and “Common Touch.” Joe’s haunting outro wail—”My God, your God is gonna kill me”—elevates it to communal catharsis, a far cry from their brewery gigs to festival stages like Reading & Leeds. Dive into the Foxholes lyrics below and brace for the choir’s reckoning. Don’t miss other One Simple Trick tracks like “With Rob As My Witness” for more of their indie inferno.
| Lead Vocals | Wilbur Soot & Joe Goldsmith |
| Songwriter | Wilbur Soot, Joe Goldsmith, Mark Boardman & Ash Kabosu |
| Music Producer | Ali Chant |
| Label | Anvil Cat Records & Revolution Records |
| Release Date | October 3, 2025 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Anvil Cat Records & Revolution Records |
Lyrics of Foxholes by Lovejoy
[Verse 1]
You Swear, He Comes With Every Evening
But It’s The First I’ve Seen Him
Keeps His Morals On A Key Ring
His Intentions Up His Nose
Done Everything To Meet Him
You Centered All Your Leanings
Still It Feels Like No One’s Listening
You Can Hear It In Their Undertones
[Pre-Chorus]
I Wish We Could Depart
Under Mysterious Circumstances
Put The Lipstick On My Tongue, Girl
You’ll Be Fine
[Chorus – Will, Will And Joe]
And There Are No
Atheists In The Foxholes
And That I Know!
We Used To Carve The Same Tree
And I Am Sure!
But This Is Gospel
And I Am Sure!
The Choir’s Gonna Kill Me!
Joe Goldsmith!
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
I Swear I’ve Eaten All My Egg Whites
And Still You Give Me Stage Fright
You Know It Feels Like There’s A Guidebook
That Everyone Can Read But I
‘Cause When You Say “Come Closer”
You Really Mean “It’s Over”
With Your Room-temperature Mimosa
You Forgot To Chug Tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
I Wonder If It’s Fun
To Be Emotionally Bankrupt
You Take It As It Comes, God
You’ll Be Fine
[Chorus – Will, Will And Joe]
And There Are No
Atheists In The Foxholes
And That I Know!
We Used To Carve The Same Tree
And I Am Sure!
But This Is Gospel
And I Am Sure!
The Choir’s Gonna Kill Me
Oh
[Outro – Joe, Will]
Gotta Get Away, Away
The Fire, Away
Put The Light Out, And Pray
It’s Gonna Kill Me!
A Ghost For Hire, To Pray For A Liar
A Killer, A Killer
Is Gonna Kill Me
My God, Your God
Is Gonna Kill Me
My God, Your God
Is Gonna Kill Me
My God, Your God
Is Gonna Kill Me
Oh, You Could Riot
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