{"product_id":"my-war-is-your-war","title":"My War Is Your War","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaised on a fiery blend of Irish and Greek music, 80’s post-punk and 90’s alt rock, and bonding over a love of early PJ Harvey and Kate Bush, their music is a visceral and impassioned call to arms against the world’s inequalities and rising storms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy War is Your War\u003c\/i\u003e lyrically and musically expands on their 2016 debut album \u003ci\u003eTracks of Wire.\u003c\/i\u003e It takes the post-punk and Riot Grrrl influences of the predecessor and injects it with a darker rock sound, an angrier sonic energy representing the alarming rise of social injustices and right-wing power since the debut’s release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooding post-punk opener \u003ci\u003eWords of Warning\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet Them Burn\u003c\/i\u003e, with its echoes of early PJ Harvey, are dark shades respectively inspired by a visit to Sachsenhausen concentration camp on the outskirts of Berlin and the horrors of Greenfell. Title track \u003ci\u003eMy War is Your War\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-screen story of different worlds colliding powered by a driving loop that carries the sparse instrumentation to its devastating conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album’s first single \u003ci\u003eYear of Rage, Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWired to Hate\u003c\/i\u003e offer an exhilarating rock release from the tension. The former was penned on New Year’s Eve leading into the centenary of Votes for Women and celebrates the #MeToo movement. On songs like \u003ci\u003eCivilians\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSong for Kat \u003c\/i\u003ebrutalised riffs tackle the alarming rise of ‘fake news’ which negates not only the truth but also our humanity while the latter looks at suicide based on a personal experience of the band. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy War is Your War\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of blisteringly powerful songs with a visceral energy that perfectly soundtracks the frightening and unjust times we live in today, but with a message of empowerment and hope for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of - Mongol Horde, Mineral, Quicksand, Sunny Day Real Estate and Failure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xtra Mile","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50472065401163,"sku":"1068578","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50472065565003,"sku":"1068577","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f9746c2d-55c3-4070-8824-c67f7fa5045d_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727417980","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/my-war-is-your-war","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}