{"product_id":"forwards","title":"Forwards!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eForwards! moves roughly chronologically through moments in Brummie history; from the Lunar Society\/Priestley Riots, through post war brutalist redevelopment, to the current era of apathy, strikes, mystery fires, and grifters stoking dangerously misguided \"patriotism\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe record grew from the band's view of the city as both a microcosm of the wider country, and testing ground for 200 years of unaccountable Westminster experimentation. The title itself is taken from the Birmingham's oft- derided civicmotto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThroughout the record, fellow Birmingham punx Luxury Nan Smell take the role of The City Elders, providing backing vocals that interrupt, question or comment on the songs like a running director's commentary. Meanwhile, Bryn Bowen, whose CV stretches across numerous Birmingham bands of the 2000s, appears as The Lords of Change, a recurring voice embodying the landlords, lawmakers and civic powerbrokers who shape the city from above.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alcopop","offers":[{"title":"LP - Industrial Smoke","offer_id":58363300610379,"sku":"R6859-1580","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58363300643147,"sku":"R6859-8486","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/861fc58f-7942-416c-805b-7f208813c25f_9be9b9f6-7ed0-4d81-b919-c3e2e328cdc1.jpg?v=1788561237","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/forwards","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}