Shrimp City Beach 1993

Viagra Boys “Ain’t No Thief”

The lyrical conceit of “Ain’t No Thief” is that Sebastian Murphy is a guy getting accused of stealing someone’s stuff, but it’s just a coincidence of owning the same things. But Murphy plays it as comedy by making the supposedly stolen items extremely specific and his explanations totally absurd, so he ends up sounding like a flagrant liar. But given the sheer force of the music, Murphy’s raw charisma, and the boldness of his claims, you end up siding with him. It’s just like, if this guy is this clever and shameless, maybe he earned this weird commemorative lighter? It’s like the fun version of gaslighting.

Buy it from Viagra Boys.