The Human Fund – Pig Empire
It’s a mess, alright! And if the people who wield power on a global level have their way, it won’t ever get any better. Confusion is good for business. Getting the tired masses to fight amongst each other on useless points keeps the fire burning.
Why don’t you stop then? You know, just stop feeding the machine. Sure, they’ll try to scare you. They’ll hop on the television and tell you all about a looming economic crisis, dictators in the presidential chair and the alien invasion.
But what if your television set’s off? What if your phone ain’t got those annoying notifications turned on? No dictatorship lasts forever without the support of the people. And no injustice goes unpunished. That ain’t Buddha talking. It’s in the Gospel According to Joe Strummer.
The Human Fund is not just angry with the brutality of the world. It is disgusted. “Pig Empire” is fire-powered punk-rock about people who don’t get a song written about them unless it is to shout out what a useless bunch they are. The American band brings all the venom and vitriol that it can muster. It’s a mighty effort to try and move a mighty stone. But what if we all give it a push?
Curbrigen – At the end of the day
You get used to things. The taste that was once so powerful becomes bland to you. You sleepwalk through your day and use up resources around you without thinking twice.
Everything, no matter how amazing it must’ve felt in the beginning, has a tendency to lose its lustre. After all, there’s so much to do and think about on a regular day. Who has the time to maintain a sense of wonder about the world? Who’s got the time to get excited?
If there’s one single thing that punk-rock does fight against, it’s complacency. Just like ingesting a red pepper, punk music is meant to make you just a little uncomfortable when you hear it. This is music designed to get a reaction out of you. When it’s properly executed, it doesn’t allow you to be blase about it.
Curbrigen’s “At the End of the Day” is a brand of punk rock that isn’t just entertaining and exciting sounding. It’s also hopeful. This is rock music for the truly devoted ones, for those who aren’t willing to let life slip through their fingers. This isn’t a song about winning the lottery or saving millions in Swiss bank accounts. Curbrigen wants you to chase the boredom and tedium away. How can you keep sleeping when a song like “At the End of the Day” is on?
