Infadels were founded in 2003 by Bnann Watts (vocals), Matt Gooderson (guitar, programming) and Alex Bruford (drums), who were joined shortly afterwards by Richie Vernon (live keys) and Wag Marshall-Page (Bass).
The band released two singles, Leave Your Body and Can't Get Enough/Murder That Sound, on their own record label, Dead at Thirty. The awards for "Best Live Act" and "Best Dance Band" at the 2004 Diesel-U-Music Awards sealed a move to the Wall of Sound record label. In January 2005 the Infadels headed into the studio with producer Jagz Kooner to record their critically acclaimed debut album, We Are Not The Infadels. The band supported the release with an almost constant touring schedule with over 150 shows in 20 countries in 2006 alone. This included two UK tours, three European tours, two Australian tours, a number of shows in the USA & China and 35 festival dates.
The band's second album, Universe In Reverse, was released in June 2008. Written largely by Bnann Watts and Matt Gooderson, and produced by Martin "Youth" Glover (The Verve, Guns N' Roses, Depeche Mode), Universe In Reverse makes the leap from dance tent to main stage, with a more urgent, rockier sound characterised by crashing guitars and revving hoover-synths. Guitarist Matt Gooderson described this evolution of the band's sound by saying: “We took the energy and guitars of a rock ‘n’ roll band like The White Stripes or Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then surrounded the music in deep, cinematic sounds.”
Play Blind, the first material from the second album, was given away for free as a limited-time download in February 2008. The next single, Make Mistakes was released in April, and Free Things For Poor People was released in June 2008, reaching #1 on the UK Indie Singles Charts. On Tuesday the 17th of June, the band threw several thousand pounds from an office window in central London in celebration of their own Free Things Day[/tack]. The day was brought to an early close when the band and their fans were cautioned by the police. On Monday the 19th of August they were voted best band at the 2008 Lowlands festival by the Dutch public ahead of Editors and N*E*R*D. Drummer Alex Bruford is the son of drummer virtouso Bill Bruford, famous from bands such as King Crimson and Yes. Bassist Wag Marshall-Page is a friend of Danny Wallace, and is often mentioned in his books.
In March 2009 the band announced via their MySpace page that they had already begun recording a follow-up to Universe In Reverse. In June 2009, the band confirmed their third album would be entitled, The Future of The Gravity Boy during their interview on 3FM's That's Live!. In May 2009 the band released their first studio material since "Universe in Reverse", by making their cover of Sweet Dreams available on their website. The following month a new track, Ghosts was aired on Radio 1 by Alex Metric and backed up rumours of a return to the dance inspired sound of their debut album We Are Not The Infadels.
In November 2009 a new track, "Ghosts" was aired on Radio 1 by Alex Metric and backed up rumours of a return to the dance inspired sound of their debut album We Are Not The Infadels. Following this, Alex Metric offered to produce their next record and in January 2010, the band confirmed that Metric would indeed be on production duties for new LP The Future of the Gravity Boy.
On the 1st of September 2012 the band announced via their Facebook that they had disbanded.
Give Yourself to Me
Infadels Lyrics
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Yeah, yeah
Walks in 2 Dimensions, settle down
All Right!!
Ain’t got no money
But I want that honey
I don’t like to tease
I said “Give yourself to me”
Give yourself to me
Ohh
Dance with timeless funk from within
Yeah, yeah
Drinks some strange concoction let us in
All Right!!
Ain’t got no money
But I want that honey
I don’t like to tease
I work for free
I said “Give yourself to me”
Give yourself to me
Ohh
Ain’t got no money but I want that honey well
I’d like to take you on a flat run scattered girl
Want you to tell me about all the books you read
I like the way your eyes go candy apple red
I like your head and you’re a young, young pretty thing
You’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give yourself to me
You’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give yourself to me
I’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give yourself to me
One week I’m hearers of the flan the moon I said
I’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give myself to you
Ain’t got no money but I want that honey well
I’d like to take you on a flat run scattered girl
Want you to tell me about all the books you read
I like the way your eyes go candy apple red
You’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give yourself to me
I’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give yourself to me
The opening lines of Infadels’ “Give Yourself to Me” are a vivid portrayal of a lover’s yearning for his beloved. The singer speaks in soft tones and uses sentimental, vowel-heavy words to express his emotions. The song continues with an invitation to the lover to “settle down” and dance the night away with “timeless funk from within.” The singer asks for the lover’s attention and affection, even though he confesses to having no money.
The chorus repeats the phrase “give yourself to me” several times, underscoring the intense yearning and desire of the singer. He wants to take the beloved on a “flat run scattered” and learn about the books she reads. He is enamored with the way her eyes glow a “candy apple red” when she talks about them. The singer is actively pursuing the lover and is willing to give himself entirely in return.
The lyrics of “Give Yourself to Me” are a poignant portrayal of the emotional turmoil of a lover consumed by desire. The song captures the essence of passion and yearning, which forms the heart of any romantic relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Talk so sentimental with the vowels
Speaking in a romantic way with particular attention to the vowels
Walks in 2 Dimensions, settle down
Moves around in two dimensions (referring to a flat image) and calms down
Ain’t got no money
I don't have any money
But I want that honey
But I desire that person
I don’t like to tease
I don't want to lead someone on without committing
I work for free
I'm willing to do whatever it takes without expecting anything in return
I said “Give yourself to me”
I asked for a commitment from the other person
Dance with timeless funk from within
Dance to music that has a classic and universal appeal from your innermost self
Drinks some strange concoction let us in
Drink a mysterious mixture that enables one to enter a new state of mind
I’d like to take you on a flat run scattered girl
I want to take you on an adventure or journey without a specific plan in mind
Want you to tell me about all the books you read
I want to know more about your intellectual interests
I like the way your eyes go candy apple red
I find it attractive how your eyes light up with excitement or passion
You’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give yourself to me
You must make a commitment to be with me
One week I’m hearers of the flan the moon I said
One moment I'm lost in my thoughts and the next I'm making bold declarations
I’ve gotta, gotta, gotta, give myself to you
I need to fully commit to being with you
Contributed by Leah L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@MessiahUK
This band are awesome and it pains me so that they are being overlooked by the majority.