Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Jamie T share raucous joint single ‘The Drugs’
nme.comFrank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Jamie T have collaborated on a new song – listen to ‘The Drugs’ in the music video below.The new single hears The Rattlesnakes frontman growl against Jamie T in a ferocious song about the perils of drug-taking. “Don’t take the drugs/ The drugs take you“, they scream.Speaking about the track, Frank said: “‘The Drugs’ was written after a few long conversations with some beautiful friends of mine who had been struggling with addiction.
Life is a difficult journey, it’s easier with good friends around.“Jamie and I had been talking about making music for years and when he asked me to sing on his tune ‘British Hell’ I jumped at the chance.
When I asked him to sing on ‘The Drugs’ he returned the favour in perfect style.”Frank continued: “Around 2007, when I met Jamie, was a wild time to be a young punk navigating the music industry.
One of the things I learned very early was friends were hard to find, but when you found them you had to hold on tight.“Jamie has been my friend since we bumped into each other backstage at a gig in Austin, Texas.
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