Life on the Nickel

Album: Torches (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • After moving to LA at the age of 18, Mark Foster developed a serious drug habit. Echoes of his Hunter S Thompson past can be heard in this song's heroin scoring lyrics. "Take a little hit and lose the time," he sings.
  • Mark Foster penned and produced the track with Paul Epworth. The British producer's other credits include manning the desk on Adele's international smash "Rolling In The Deep."

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