Talking With Hands’ contributions to the recently released split EP The Shit are full-blown rock songs, barreling out of the gate with big riffs and plenty of swagger. With “Hot Shit,” Matthew Smith’s pseudonymous project tells the autobiographical tale of coming up in Nashville’s underground scene. The video takes that personal story further with home footage capturing sweaty rock shows and youthful tour misadventures.
If you’re paying attention to the lyrics, Smith isn’t nostalgic for the rabble-rousing years so much as he’s accounting for them. The swagger is real but so is the punchline: marriage, parenthood, and knowing how the game works turned out to be the better story.
“Hot Shit” is tongue-in-cheek by design. Part takedown, part satire, but mostly a song about enjoying where you end up.
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