Wit and Commentary are Tom Minor's Greatest Weapons Deployed in the "Bureau of Change"

Tom Minor is back after a short hiatus with his latest single, "Bureau of Change".

The London-based singer-songwriter is well-versed in the indie rock genre and is a master of blending it with R&B and Pop. This man is full of wit, which shows in his satirical lyrics.

The politically and socially charged track again speaks of a change that Tom Minor seems to be in support of.. however, here it's more about how certain changes and "progress" that are sold to us by the people in power. The song, written and sung by Minor himself and produced by Teaboy Palmer, has the perfect melody for its lyrics.

The music and rhythm shift from rock to tango to bolero quickly yet seamlessly. The artist criticises the "short-changing" through the lyrics, and provides a melody abundant in styles and techniques. And that has to be the proof of Mr. Minor being nothing but a minor in his art form!

Minor describes his work as "existential indie", and that seems pretty accurate.

Go catch this witty, tragic yet fun indie rock track now!

We also snagged a few minutes of Tom Minor's time for a mini interview. Here's what went down:

1. What really sparked you to bring "Bureau of Change" to life?

A: Strangely enough, it actually started life with what you can see as the cover art of the

single: there’s this currency exchange business in Praed Street close to Paddington

Station in London. The building looks cool from a certain angle, and I took a photo of it

on the spur of the moment as I was passing through. I then started playing with the

notion of this imaginative “bureau OF change” and what it might be about. I soon

realised there’s a song there waiting to be written and went on from there.

2. The track moves through indie rock, two-tone, tango, bolero, all in under four

minutes. How much of it was planned and how much of it went with the flow?

A: I had the “two-tone-ish” chorus pretty much figured out by the time I started writing the

rest of the song. I then wrote the lyrics for the verses first, and only after that started

figuring out how they might pan out musically. Generally there’s lots of different

musical genres and rhythms that I find myself wanting to try out every now and then,

and these particular Latin moods seemed to fit in here quite naturally this time round.

3. The lyrics walk this excellent line between absurdist humour and genuine agony.

How do you keep the comedy from softening the punch behind it?

A: I have no idea to be honest. It might be the genuine anger that the subject matter brings

up in me that naturally creates the balance between the comical and the more

serious “criticism” that I’m probably trying to portray there. Ridicule is often the most

effective – if not the only – weapon against the more mighty.

4. What's the one lyric/instrumental bit in this song you're most proud of?

A: I do enjoy the bassline a lot. Another thing is the tremolo effect guitar that I think suits

the feel of the track quite well. Lyrically, the rather strange second verse with the

vending machine, bricks, cobblestones and the god police hasn’t ceased to amuse

me yet.

5. You're barely two months out from the album and already back with new material.

Do you ever actually stop and take a break?

A: Not really, now that you ask. I’m actually not that prolific though when it comes to

writing and recording, but I guess I just enjoy it all so much that it doesn’t feel like hard

work, so I can’t seem to help myself.

6. And lastly, what does the next chapter of Tom Minor actually look like?

A: I have a plan for a couple more singles this year. The next album is in the works as well,

and it’s due out early next year

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