Sneak into the sly underbelly of “Scoundrels,” the tenth rogue’s gallery entry on Lovejoy‘s long-awaited debut album One Simple Trick, which crashed the indie scene on October 3, 2025, via Revolution Records—four years in the making after EPs like Are You Alright? and Wake Up & It’s Over topped UK charts. Brighton’s breakout quartet—frontman Wilbur Soot (aka Will Gold) on vocals and rhythm guitar, Joe Goldsmith’s razor-sharp leads, Ash Kabosu’s pulsing bass, and Mark Boardman’s double-kick fury—deliver here a track that’s pure cheeky chaos, blending jangly riffs and Soot’s deadpan drawl into a confessional caper about charming failures and fleeting thrills. Self-produced in their DIY haze, “Scoundrels” crackles with the band’s signature indie wit, echoing the self-sabotaging swagger of Pebble Brain’s romantic wrecks and Wake Up’s existential jabs.
As One Simple Trick’s 11-track manifesto of “overthinking turned underachievement” complete with singles like “With Rob As My Witness” and “Common Touch” this cut ties into the album’s roguish thread, mirroring the escapist highs of “Pay & Display” and the fatalistic fun of “Foxholes,” where camaraderie collides with catastrophe. Fans who’ve memed “soon” through the band’s cryptic teases on r/lvjy will adore how One Simple Trick (OST for the initiated) fuses lo-fi charm with arena-ready polish, cementing Lovejoy as indie’s reluctant anti-heroes. Dive into the Scoundrels lyrics below and join the band’s band of beautiful bastards. Don’t miss other One Simple Trick tracks like “Pay & Display” for more of their sly, stadium-sized snark.
| Lead Vocals | Wilbur Soot |
| 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 Scoundrels by Lovejoy
[Verse 1]
All Our Friends Have Sponsors
In The Hope To Attract A National Brand
Sum Your Values Up On A Postcard
Hide The Long Words Under Stamps
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I’m Praying For Wisdom – A Better Physician
While Softly Blaspheming In The Brace Position
And Every Professional – Checking The Sensible
Barely Detectable, Flawed By A Scoundrel’s Design
[Chorus]
And I Fall – I Tend To Fall Sometimes
And I’m Tall – But I Can’t Access Heaven If I Tried
No, I Won’t Get To Heaven In This Life
[Verse 2]
I Could Lie Awake, Oh God How I Used To Lie Awake
And Listen To Repetition
In My Dreams I’m Chased, Well At Least When I Dream Then
Not Since My Carbon Emissions
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I’ve Taken To Listless, I’ve Been Preconditioned
To Misdiagnosing Myself To Remission
We Hunt Down This Villain, Condemned To Petition
Worn Down By Attrition And Flawed By A Scoundrel’s Design
[Chorus]
And I Fall – I Tend To Fall Sometimes
And I’m Tall – But I Can’t Access Heaven If I Tried
No, I Won’t Get To Heaven In This Life
[Bridge]
So What’s It Even Mean
To Be Accepted By The Scene
And Doubt Your Worth In Magazines
And Lend Your Life To Ketamine?
You Know That
And I Could See The Woods If Not For All These Fucking Trees
And We’re So Hounded By A Cure
That’s For A Separate Disease
He Lights The Sparkler, Prays It Dies
Another Threat, He Stays Inside
There’s No More Meaning To The Highs
There’s Only Viewing Platforms Built To Watch It Burn
I’m Not Sure If It’s Purpose Anymore
But I Know This, Despite My Wish, A Scoundrel’s All I’ll Ever
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