Suburban Smell

Album: A Flourish And A Spoil (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song was inspired by a specific incident when Districts lead singer Rob Grote witnessed a child with learning difficulties being bullied and realized that small town life wasn't for him. He explained to NME: "There was this one time at a ball game where a bunch of kids were taking the piss out of a mentally challenged kid, making him dance. A video of it was posted online and I got into a big internet fight with a bunch of people because I said 'you guys are f--ked up.'"

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