Beirut Outfit The Wanton Bishops Return with ‘Do What You’re Told’

Cover Photo Credit: James Cheadle

The Wanton Bishops are a Lebanese blues-rock band formed in Beirut in 2011 drived by the vision of Beirut native multi-instrumentalist and lead singer Nader Mansour. Their debut album ‘Sleep With The Lights On’ was released in 2012, a delta blues record inspired by the likes of RL Burnside and Muddy Waters, with the single sharing the same album’s name garnering over six million streams on Spotify. They later released their sophomore EP ‘Nowhere Everywhere’ in 2016 consisting of five rustic-blues tracks including ’Sailing Down’ which has almost three million streams on Spotify.

The Lebanese band have finally emerged from a seven-year hiatus with the release of their newest single ‘Do What You’re Told’ on July 28th.

The single features high-octane electric guitar riffs, eerie vocalizations and psych-infused keys. Mansour brings megaphone-esque vocals with riot-inducing lyrics about imposed societal constructs, Big Brother’s constant surveillance, force-fed capitalism and news propaganda.

‘Do What You’re Told’ gives us a taste of what to expect from the band’s upcoming album ‘Under The Sun’ which is set to be released November 17th.