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Scathing, obnoxious, and unapologetic
Bob Vylan wants to fight. "I’m no pacifist, I’m smashing fists at every single racist prick I meet," bites vocalist Bobby Vylan over distorted guitas riffs. "...maybe if I made pacifist punk? Non-violence always makes for a great track..." he faux contemplates. Nah, fuck that! Violence is the only response to violence in the dangerously direct 'Pretty Songs'.
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Exploring inequality—and the extremes people go through in order to survive—with vitriol and sarcasm in equal measure, Bob Vylan's got Great Britannia hypnotised with don’t-give-a-fuck genre-blending political punk. "Let’s go dig up Maggie’s grave and ask her where the milk went," Bobby suggests during the dog eat dog opening track 'Wicked & Bad'. Are you listening?
It's getting harder for people to eat healthily when "the killing of kids with £2 chicken and chips is a tactic of war, waged on the poor" Bobby raps on 'Health is Wealth'; Bobbie Vylan's percussive groove allowing for smoother digestion of the message. And let's not talk about the 'GDP' on the BBC when most live a poverty-stricken lifestyle that encourages violence and cultivates racial aggression.
The London-based grime-punk duo understands the reality of being Black and/or poor in Britain, conceptualising current social issues into a scathing, obnoxious, and unapologetic LP. You understand Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life is more than just music, right? It's a fucking protest.
Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life arrives 22 April.
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