Chosen by Monk
Marking the end of a short run of dates supporting resurgent ÜS pop punk veterans Dinosaur Pile-Up (as reviewed elsewhere this very day), this eco-active Brighton gritpop duo have us envisaging a world with #nocars with the lead track off their just-announced debut album, due for release at the end of January:
Commenting on the track, the band said:
‘no cars’ is a song about oil companies prioritising profits over the environment and not being held accountable. It’s about those with true power choosing their wallets over our future. The measures put in place to alleviate emissions, like ULEZ, are nothing but a tax on poor people and really achieve nothing. Systemic change is due, and the time is now.
Moving on to the subject of the album, ‘cash rich’, itself, the pair – Jim Heffy and Thomas Coe-Brooker – told us:
We saw our debut album as an opportunity to step in directions we’ve not stepped before. There’s a comical self-reflection on the past and the present, but eco-anxiety and the future of our planet are lyrically at the centre of the record. It marries tongue-in-cheek observation with feelings of helplessness and existentialism, juxtaposed with a couple scoops of hopefulness and a sprinkle of self-belief. In short, ‘cash rich’ is a collection of doomsday foot-tappers for the fellow tree hugger. All is love x.