Defying ordained music genres, UK/US trio ROC have confounded and delighted… Read Full Bio ↴Defying ordained music genres, UK/US trio ROC have confounded and delighted critics and fans since their first mid-'90s releases. They ransack everything from pure noise to pure pop, combining idiosyncratic male/female vocals, sound effects and straight instruments to reflect modern urban complexity more fully than their tradrock peers.
"if the prospect of a pillar-to-post ride through the post-modern gamut deosn't give you a nosebleed, then you and ROC deserve each other" (uncut).
ROC are:
Patrick Nicholson - keys, guitar, production
Fred Braunen - voice, guitar, keys
Karen Sheridan - voice, guitar, keys
The group released their third album "Night Fold Around Me" in June 2006. It's the overdue follow-up to "Virgin" (Virgin Records 1997) and their debut "ROC" (Setanta Records 1996), both widely acclaimed by press and musicians including Orbital and Radiohead.
The new album (on fast-rising London-Brooklyn label 12 Apostles) has been warmly received by UK press:
"ROC are an intriguing concern and this third album sees that continuing" 3/5 (Q)
"Their most accessible album...a terrific collection of lush, intelligent electro pop full of beauty, tempered optimism and gallows wit" 4/5 The Scotsman
2 singles have preceeded the album. "Princess" was BBC 6music's Evening Sequence Single of the Week. "Journey to the Centre of Brixton" had plays on Radio 1 and 6music and made Playlouder.com's readers poll Top 50 singles of 2005 (despite only being released in December). A further single from the album "Sink A Bite Into Life" is planned, meanwhile a 12" remix of the track by Aussie electrobrat Dsico is currently topping UK club dj charts.
From their early singles such as "God Willing" and "Girl With A Crooked Eye" (Little Star Recordings), the group was labelled 'perverse' and 'uncategorisable' for their refusal to stick to a pre-ordained genre, instead viewing the whole of pop music as fair game for their ideas. While some viewed this as mere mischief, others realised ROC were attempting something more complex:
"be young, be British, parade some sickly indie variant of pop around the shop, watch your so-called career rise in times of chest-beating patriotism and then dip sharply when people come to their senses; alternatively take the ROC route and visit a Britain that is a more paranoid place that the Albion of their Britpop peers. ROC examine the true youth stories of our time: the long-term effects of hedonism, atomised, uncertain urban lives, boredom." (nme)
"their references are as broad as the Severn Bridge, from Velvet Underground to Phil Spector, DJ Shadow to Kraftwerk, kitsch rock to Europop, but that doesn't matter because ROC still make it sound like they're treading through virgin territory." (Melody Maker).
The early singles displayed a tendecy to black humour (still evident on the latest album). "Girl With A Crooked Eye" is a story of domestic violence on the Costa Del Sol, and "X-ine" contains the line "I hope you both get Aids". But with their first album "ROC" the group revealed a more personal side. Fred Browning and Karen Sheridan delivered forlorn breakup songs, screaming rants and self-loathing. But they still weren't beyond upbeat pop songs ("Hey You Chick!"), dreamy instrumentals and spoken word. They also let loose with all manner of sound effects, real answerphone messages from friends and lovers, taped conversations, fragments of tv and radio. "Excised" starts with a secret recording of a friend's wedding.
The "Virgin" album features "Dada", a techno-riot based around Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's infectious laugh, and "Said What I Said" which predated both Goldfrapp's electro-glam stomps and the UK's appetite for Jerry Springer-type TV shows. But these are again interposed with raw emotional material such as the closer "Ocean & England". Q magazine said: "it ends with a love song - now that is unsettling."
Although branded as pranksters, ROC's story is one of committed perseverance. They gained a 'difficult' reputation when their label wrote an open letter to the industry warning people against working with them; and while critics were celebrating their 'fuck-the-formula' approach, ROC were beyond the wit of marketing departments: two lead singers; too dance for rock/too rock for dance. The band never claimed to be original, noting that artists from the Beatles to Pink Floyd to Prince had used multiple musical styles for their palette. But by mid-90s Britain the lines were drawn: post-rave superclubs versus Britpop's real rock revival. Not much room for people undoing the rules and occasionally coming up with something slightly unusual...
Despite rave reviews for their second album, Virgin dropped ROC during an executive purge in 1999. ROC seemed finished. But the albums reached open ears around the globe, and their reputation has grown. The group continued with three single releases, including "2000Mann" on ex-NME writer Ben Willmott's Spiky label, and toured the UK with Sneaker Pimps. Encouragement from fans and friends led to Karen, Fred and Patrick re-convening in 2003, joining forces with fast-growing Brooklyn label 12 Apostles. In 2004 they were back in the studio, with long-standing collaborators Danton Supple (producer of Coldplay's "X&Y") and Gareth Huw Davies at the desk. "Night Fold Around Me" was completed in Summer 2005.
Finally released this June, "Night Fold Around Me" is a sumptuous concoction of dreamy soundscapes, driving beats, rock'n'roll, trashed ballads, and down-the-centre pop; you'll find less of the Idi/Jerry stuff (though the Baader Meinhof gang made it in), leaving the stage open for Fred and Karen's raging, poignant sentiments.
"not for everyone, but oddly life-affirming." The Scotsman June 2006
Website
http://www.rocmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/rocuk
"if the prospect of a pillar-to-post ride through the post-modern gamut deosn't give you a nosebleed, then you and ROC deserve each other" (uncut).
ROC are:
Patrick Nicholson - keys, guitar, production
Fred Braunen - voice, guitar, keys
Karen Sheridan - voice, guitar, keys
The group released their third album "Night Fold Around Me" in June 2006. It's the overdue follow-up to "Virgin" (Virgin Records 1997) and their debut "ROC" (Setanta Records 1996), both widely acclaimed by press and musicians including Orbital and Radiohead.
The new album (on fast-rising London-Brooklyn label 12 Apostles) has been warmly received by UK press:
"ROC are an intriguing concern and this third album sees that continuing" 3/5 (Q)
"Their most accessible album...a terrific collection of lush, intelligent electro pop full of beauty, tempered optimism and gallows wit" 4/5 The Scotsman
2 singles have preceeded the album. "Princess" was BBC 6music's Evening Sequence Single of the Week. "Journey to the Centre of Brixton" had plays on Radio 1 and 6music and made Playlouder.com's readers poll Top 50 singles of 2005 (despite only being released in December). A further single from the album "Sink A Bite Into Life" is planned, meanwhile a 12" remix of the track by Aussie electrobrat Dsico is currently topping UK club dj charts.
From their early singles such as "God Willing" and "Girl With A Crooked Eye" (Little Star Recordings), the group was labelled 'perverse' and 'uncategorisable' for their refusal to stick to a pre-ordained genre, instead viewing the whole of pop music as fair game for their ideas. While some viewed this as mere mischief, others realised ROC were attempting something more complex:
"be young, be British, parade some sickly indie variant of pop around the shop, watch your so-called career rise in times of chest-beating patriotism and then dip sharply when people come to their senses; alternatively take the ROC route and visit a Britain that is a more paranoid place that the Albion of their Britpop peers. ROC examine the true youth stories of our time: the long-term effects of hedonism, atomised, uncertain urban lives, boredom." (nme)
"their references are as broad as the Severn Bridge, from Velvet Underground to Phil Spector, DJ Shadow to Kraftwerk, kitsch rock to Europop, but that doesn't matter because ROC still make it sound like they're treading through virgin territory." (Melody Maker).
The early singles displayed a tendecy to black humour (still evident on the latest album). "Girl With A Crooked Eye" is a story of domestic violence on the Costa Del Sol, and "X-ine" contains the line "I hope you both get Aids". But with their first album "ROC" the group revealed a more personal side. Fred Browning and Karen Sheridan delivered forlorn breakup songs, screaming rants and self-loathing. But they still weren't beyond upbeat pop songs ("Hey You Chick!"), dreamy instrumentals and spoken word. They also let loose with all manner of sound effects, real answerphone messages from friends and lovers, taped conversations, fragments of tv and radio. "Excised" starts with a secret recording of a friend's wedding.
The "Virgin" album features "Dada", a techno-riot based around Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's infectious laugh, and "Said What I Said" which predated both Goldfrapp's electro-glam stomps and the UK's appetite for Jerry Springer-type TV shows. But these are again interposed with raw emotional material such as the closer "Ocean & England". Q magazine said: "it ends with a love song - now that is unsettling."
Although branded as pranksters, ROC's story is one of committed perseverance. They gained a 'difficult' reputation when their label wrote an open letter to the industry warning people against working with them; and while critics were celebrating their 'fuck-the-formula' approach, ROC were beyond the wit of marketing departments: two lead singers; too dance for rock/too rock for dance. The band never claimed to be original, noting that artists from the Beatles to Pink Floyd to Prince had used multiple musical styles for their palette. But by mid-90s Britain the lines were drawn: post-rave superclubs versus Britpop's real rock revival. Not much room for people undoing the rules and occasionally coming up with something slightly unusual...
Despite rave reviews for their second album, Virgin dropped ROC during an executive purge in 1999. ROC seemed finished. But the albums reached open ears around the globe, and their reputation has grown. The group continued with three single releases, including "2000Mann" on ex-NME writer Ben Willmott's Spiky label, and toured the UK with Sneaker Pimps. Encouragement from fans and friends led to Karen, Fred and Patrick re-convening in 2003, joining forces with fast-growing Brooklyn label 12 Apostles. In 2004 they were back in the studio, with long-standing collaborators Danton Supple (producer of Coldplay's "X&Y") and Gareth Huw Davies at the desk. "Night Fold Around Me" was completed in Summer 2005.
Finally released this June, "Night Fold Around Me" is a sumptuous concoction of dreamy soundscapes, driving beats, rock'n'roll, trashed ballads, and down-the-centre pop; you'll find less of the Idi/Jerry stuff (though the Baader Meinhof gang made it in), leaving the stage open for Fred and Karen's raging, poignant sentiments.
"not for everyone, but oddly life-affirming." The Scotsman June 2006
Website
http://www.rocmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/rocuk
No Mercy
ROC Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'No Mercy' by these artists:
(B.A.P) Yeah sounds good We fly here B.A.P leggo Boom clap boom boom…
0 0 0 This is the worst team I have ever played with…
049_T.I. Feat. The-Dream Arka koltuk makinelerle dolu ya (ya) Kimselere, kimselere ul…
2-Nes 24/7 en el spot Estoy buscandome la money oh my nigga…
2Pac Tell me about these fake ass bitches Look here little nigga…
Ace. Yea yea mufucka I like this mufucka right here ace This…
Aden x Asme Non merci yey No mercy Det Aden Det Asme 24K Hey Vill inte …
Agho Girl take it down, girl take it down low Say when…
Agnostic Front Hypocrite we had a deal. Nothing ever fucking real Never tru…
Alioof You thought you could pull a fast one Get one over…
Allcapskiel Grind like me Im diligent Pockets through Im pillaging You n…
Always Fallen Happy is the man Who's in the company of sinners…
Anathematize Blood, it stains the walls, my skin will crawl, there's…
Angry Amputees When the smoke clears from your head Those painful memories…
AS Red Have mercy on me Have mercy on the kids handpicked in…
Asme Non merci No mercy De' Asme (ah hey) Vill inte ha någonting…
Austin Giorgio I will send you To your knees praying With my name Rolling o…
B. R. K Andro tiene el toque Porque lo hago así Estoy listo pal' col…
B.A..P [Zelo] Yeah, sounds good We fly here B.A.P, leggo [All] Boo…
B.A.P Yeah, sounds good! We fly here B.A.P, leggo! Boom clap! …
B.A.P ( 비에이피) Yeah sounds good We fly here B.A.P leggo Boom clap boom boom…
Bali क्या बोल रा था ? भाइयों के बीच में जो आए…
Bambi Let's break up We broke up 우린 서로에게 맞지 않데 오늘은 지가 일이 좀…
BCO Wa warap, mucho brillo, mucho yeyo, mucho rap Only danger…
Between Now and Forever I found myself inside your crosshairs So blessed with empty …
Bullet Don't tell me that it has to be No escaping from…
C&C Yo Ceasar Yo Uh I'm manipulating factors of my life…
C&C Soundtrack Destrabadera poniendo en alto mi bandera QuieraSuena mi múca…
C&C: Red Alert 2 Yo Ceasar Yo Uh I'm manipulating factors of my life…
C-Loc My ghetto retarted (retarted retarted retarted) Dumb way (d…
C.E.S. Clandestinos Crew Destrabadera poniendo en alto mi bandera QuieraSuena mi múca…
C.I.T. Arka koltuk makinelerle dolu ya (ya) Kimselere, kimselere ul…
Ceo Say my name Like a prayer, take it back So, so lame Makes…
Cheap Trick No mercy No mercy No mercy In the midnight hush, the restle…
Chimaira Wide awake bleeding on the inside doubt The consequences fee…
Cold Raven There's no mercy for what they've done There's no reason to…
Corazones Muertos No Mercy Looking for a key To get out from reality Can´t st…
Cuban Link As I walk through the valley of death...I shall fear…
D-Low Beats Andro tiene el toque Porque lo hago así Estoy listo pal' col…
Damsel Fly Take a breath baby look at me Tell me what is…
DeathbyRomy My boy hates everybody but me He's sinister but to me…
Deep Kalsi No no no, no mercy No no no, no mercy No no…
Detritus (Broomhead) You take it day by day, waste your life away You…
DJ Nick & Yung Bans Ripsquadd Yah 101 shit Citrus gang If that pussy nigga owe, …
DopeVvs Планеты Горилы blunt Дымит No mercy Большие проблемы Решил…
Dr. Cryme No more No no more mercy Yea no more mercy No more No more…
Eightball & MJG One nigga found dead in the bayou That's the beginning…
Falconshield The air is cold Like the blade that sinks into your…
Fantan Mojah & Mr. Flash Late nights early morns Gotta catch a flight home Can't wait…
Flesh-N-Bone Artist: Flesh-N-Bone f/ Big Punisher, Fat Joe Album: T.H.U.G…
Frank Klepacki No no no! No mercy! No no no! Mercy is for the weak No…
GangBay Алддаг болцон байхын ааш Hello everyone Монголын шилдэг эрэг…
Genuva (Thank you) (Thank you) Gini! Ich bin lieber lonely als di…
Ghetts No motherfucking mercy, doo-doo-doo No mercy, doo-doo-doo-do…
GLDY LX We is blowin' up money Yeah we got stacks See them haters…
Guerrilla warfare Mind your tone when you speak Watch which way you…
gun! Come on Jane, I want to hold ya tight, yeah Give…
Gunz For Hire To the weak. No Mercy To the rats. No Mercy To the…
Hands of God Piece of flesh Drop of blood Pound for pound I will cut…
Heathen Foray Fight Fight Fight find them Fight Fight Fight hunt them…
Heather Peace Don't know how to free myself And if I want to…
Hey Choppi Ah coming over Cuz yuh far away Yuh too far, too far Ah…
Honor Już czas by świt rozjaśnił drogę, by wskazał Ci Ten…
I.K.O. Fresh Andro tiene el toque Porque lo hago así Estoy listo pal' col…
icd-10 They like S I X how you doing bitch everything…
IIIDAZE Better watch yo fuckin’ mouth Do ‘em dirty wipe ‘em out Spre…
Immortal Technique I'm a weapon that fires Lyrical projectiles with no mercy I'…
iQlover All my gangstas in the house say money baby, aha Cuz…
it's different & Forever M.C. Yo Ceasar Yo Uh I'm manipulating factors of my life…
J-Love No complain get out This christian taught 50 grey clout Look…
J. Hires [feat. Oya] Make them suffer Scream in pain Take this blade and cut your…
J.F. Sebastian Ho un brutto presagio, me ne vado, vago nel buio…
Jack Colwell I’m gunna take back the innocence you took from me ‘Cause…
Jigsaw Youth Touch the scars on my face I try but I′m numb…
Justin Stone Mercy, I'll show you no mercy Mercy, I'll show you no…
K-Rino [Verse One] I ain't no wrestler but I'll body slam yo'…
Khaleel (No mercy, no mercy) The riptide greets the water's edge, h…
KIT I made an ocean To take me away Back to strawberry fields An…
Kowan Mercy mercy mercy mercy mercy No mercy They hate my masculin…
L.A. Guns Come on Jane, I want to hold ya tight, yeah Give…
L.A.Guns Warrant 3echna w tlazina denya s3iba lezem tforci Denya s3iba lezem …
Lachance You, it's always you The one who sees through me And all…
Lasauce My hard work got them talking bout me all day Keeping…
Lil Boosie Intro: Lil Boosie - My ghetto retarted (retarted retarte…
lil kaine Takin′ off [?] I'm takin′ off [?] I'm takin' off [?] motherf…
Living Tombstone This is the worst team I have ever played with…
Louise Distras Needle tracks bled torn Picked up his guitar and sang this…
Low Profile [VERSE 1: WC] Concentration, a method I use to allude Or c…
M.O.P. & Snowgoons Oh, hear me though They'll bury me with my SP-1200 (For…
Mad Sin listen to the words that i tell you right now we…
Makthaverskan You came in my life, showing me the bright lights I…
Malika Tirolien Pa la pen mandé padon I ja two ta Pa la…
Marky Mark He's gonna knock you He's gonna knock you He's gonna knoc…
MATURELY And again I'm stay alone Waiting for an invitation to you I…
MC Mario Every day you're working like a slave Sweating buckets hopin…
MELODOWNZ I got that shit that's on my mind I got brothers…
miss A [Jia] Moreun cheok neomeogajuni Naega da songneun julloman a…
miss A - Topic 모른 척 넘어가주니 내가 다 속는 줄로만 아는지 웬만하면 다 져주니 내가 착한…
Miss A(미스에이) [Jia] Moreun cheok neomeogajuni Naega da songneun julloman a…
Miss A. (미쓰에이) 모른 척 넘어가주니 내가 다 속는 줄로만 아는지 웬만하면 다 져주니 내가 착한…
Moc Turtle I walked a mile and back to me My mind was…
Molly Mccoy No Mercy I Don’t Give em None They Be talking Shit…
Monster Everybody want a lil bit of money Everybody want a lil…
mr easy Hold on frost them youth yah head hot dem just ah gwan…
Mr. Gallagher Late nights early morns Gotta catch a flight home Can't wait…
Nicky Hudson Jr. (Attention, you are going to listen to NHJr.) Remind me to…
Nils Lofgren Out for the first, the atmosphere is heavy World title lays…
No-nonsense Collective Georgia's Jim Crow carceral regime Produced women every day …
O.Amsler Andro tiene el toque Porque lo hago así Estoy listo pal' col…
Ofln - The Living Tombstone This is the worst team I have ever played with…
Orchestrate96 Oso Familiar with that heat Hey! yeah, no mercy No, we ain't…
Peter Tosh Look waa Babylon a do it on ya Lord Look waa…
Pharoahe Monch Oh, hear me though They'll bury me with my SP-1200 (For…
Pharoahe_Monch Oh Hear me though They'll bury me with my sp-1200 For sho…
Proto-X They like S I X how you doing bitch everything…
PVRIS We've made such a mess of this place There's blood stains…
Quando Rondo Doo-doo-doo Uh-uh, yeah (Pooh, you a fool for this one) Sta…
Racoon She walks in and says come on let's have it She…
Rich Vagos Dios mío guárdame, Protégeme de la envidia que esté cerca…
Ruthless We is blowin' up money Yeah we got stacks See them haters…
Shattered Realm For what's it's worth your life is meaningless. You think y…
Sinan-G Ja, S-A-V, Sinan-G, ey (Chekaa, bounce the beat) Pussys red…
Sirus movement under the surface whispers infest the circuit subve…
SISTAR Oh we back yeah, SISTAR Stop making it so obvious that…
Sistar [씨스타] 지지리 못난 티 제발 그만 내고 조용히 뒤돌아 you\'d better go 이렇게 에…
Sistar씨스타 Oh – we back yeah – sistar! Jijiri motnan ti…
Sons of an Illustrious Father When I walk through the valley of death Will I see…
Soul of Death No Mercy On this day of darkness I call you my…
St. Madness ST4YDEAD Замученый криками Мертвые лики Я не вижу света Лиш…
Steady-P Yeah sounds good We fly here B.A.P leggo Boom clap boom boom…
Steve Hills STEVE HILLS (Intro) El Catre al mic con El Problema Zide Be…
Stranglers Every day you're working like a slave Sweating buckets hopi…
T.I Ft. Kanye West And KiD CuDi They like S I X how you doing bitch everything…
T.I. Arka koltuk makinelerle dolu ya (ya) Kimselere, kimselere ul…
T.I. & The Dream [Chorus] There's no mercy on me No crying myself to sleep…
T.I. feat. The‐Dream [The Dream:] There's No Mercy for me. No crying myself to …
T.I. ft The Dream [Chorus] There's no mercy on me No crying myself to sleep…
T.I. ft The-Dream Arka koltuk makinelerle dolu ya (ya) Kimselere, kimselere ul…
T.I. Ft. The Dream [Chorus] There's no mercy on me No crying myself to sleep…
T.I. Ft. The-Dream Arka koltuk makinelerle dolu ya (ya) Kimselere, kimselere ul…
Tad Morose I came to seek among mortal Men for souls like you And…
The Chasm I call the names I've Buried in my mind, while…
The Game As I walk through the valley of death...I shall fear…
The Living Tombstone This is the worst team I have ever played with…
The Pleb No Mercy ft One Shaman & MusicbyOtto [One Shaman] *3ple B wa…
The Silver Shine The Silver Shine - No Mercy Our bodies are into pieces…
The Stranglers Every day you're working like a slave Sweating buckets hopin…
The Tubes Well it's a shame when you got nobody And it's…
Thrasher Skate Rock vol. 5 Message came through and I'm devastated Completed the missio…
TI Ft The Dream [Chorus] There's no mercy on me No crying myself to sleep…
To The Dogs Victims of malice Tied with the noose The hammer of violence…
Toxoplasma Ignorance to the air around us And to the ground where…
Trucho-g Ja, S-A-V, Sinan-G, ey (Chekaa, bounce the beat) Pussys red…
Turin Brakes Long grass, catch my thoughts Can keep me dreaming Jet plane…
Ty Herndon Don't think I'm sorry's What we need to say Don't think forg…
Vargas (Yo, BabyBoi) (Dope made that) Fi lbendo no mercy, makaynch…
Vengeance There'S A Bunch Of Liars There'S A Bunch Of Creeps…
Verax Do you feel your mind take over? Do you feel…
Whitener Никакого милосердия Сделай guap или умри Я буквально год наз…
Within Destruction I won't bring this on myself again I still can't comprehend…
Wrath I'm gonna kill my dogs in this dark night You will…
Yngwie J. Malmsteen You say you're always right and I'm wrong You tell me…
Young Deuces Just tryna right my wrongs I'm overwhelmed by these emotions…
YOUNG M.A (That's that Kofi Black music) Oh, this what we doin'? Alrig…
Yung Bans Ripsquadd Yah 101 shit Citrus gang If that pussy nigga owe, …
Zayde Wølf You thought you knew me You thought you knew me well But…
ºñ¿¡ÀÌÇÇ (B.A.P) Yeah sounds good We fly here B.A.P leggo Boom clap boom boom…
¾¾½ºÅ¸(Sistar) Oh – we back yeah – sistar! Jijiri motnan ti…
미스에이(miss A) [Jia] Moreun cheok neomeogajuni Naega da songneun julloman a…
비에이피 (B.A.P) Yeah sounds good We fly here B.A.P leggo Boom clap boom boom…
비에이피(B.A.P) [Zelo] Yeah, sounds good We fly here B.A.P, leggo [All] Boo…
씨스타 (Sistar) 지지리 못난 티 제발 그만 내고 조용히 뒤돌아 you\'d better go 이렇게 에…
씨스타[SISTAR] Oh – we back yeah – sistar! Jijiri motnan ti…
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Beat In case of an investigation by any federal entity or…
Burn Why I try so hard but I'm not good enough? I…
Control Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh yeah, yeah, yeah I finally made…
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Intro Didn't have much growing up Stayed low now I'm going up Bles…
Moonlight I can see dimes in the night �me. Dimes in…
Outro We've all searched for that one thing Whether it be a…
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