Eternal Returns is the political anthem of our generation, offering a socialist insight, speaking to everyone.
Three certainly is the magic number, and that’s set-in stone with this band. Georgia Hardy, Simon Tyrie and Will Crosby. Two are Luton natives, but the trio met “as teenagers at gigs around Bedfordshire and have worked in various projects together since then.” Avant-garde eclecticism is at the forefront of their debut single, ‘Eternal Returns’. An obvious David Byrne Talking Heads surrealism going on. But looking past that, the band has come out of nowhere with a track that is certainly beyond their years. Wailings of diversifying sound that hoops within ordinary, bonkers clatters.
Outside the pit of London’s excitement, a band who are unleashing a tidal wave of spoken word. One that continues to offer an anti-capitalist insight into first-world issues. Apart from the nod to Talking Heads, there is an agitation toward art-rock meets post-punk. A feeling of The Monks, punk before it was punk, a garage sound with screeching notes from the lead-singer that form an insistence. Outside of this the band’s music influences include, “LCD Soundsystem, Gang of Four, Moses Boyd, Fela Kuti.”
Even the name of the band screams radicalism and musical protests. Regressive Left. Need we say anymore? “Socialism, now!” And we’re here for it. Up to the 90’s people fought politics through music. Now, there isn’t one band to pinpoint who is the voice of socialism. Could Regressive Left be that band? Quite possibly. The Fact it’s DIY made is even better. No one wants a band who fights for the rights of people to be in a fancy studio. Well, I don’t anyway, “We recorded drums and guitar at a friend's warehouse, and then we recorded vocals and produced the track ourselves at home.”
The thrill and fantasy of the song is what’s captivating. You are wrapped into a timewave of objection, opinion and Rock Against Thatcherism. Artists simply don’t say it how it is anymore. Or they don’t know how to. “If there are people out there that feel as pissed off as us, we hope they’ll hear this and feel like they’re not completely insane.” When you combine music with something important that needs saying, you create a real sound. It makes you wish there were more people saying it how it is. Talking about how angry and frustrated we are. It turns the artist into a person. Someone who hasn’t got tons of money, or a god on stage. They are a person who is as frustrated at the system as we are. And that makes listeners connect with the song. Which if you get right is amazing. Or, it may just sound like your belching out first-world issues whilst doing nothing about it. Thankfully, we don’t get that with this song.
This is a band who aren’t from London and they are speaking for everyone. Finally! ‘Eternal Returns’ is irresistible. It forms the concept that what is being offered against inequality simply is not sufficient. We are not doing enough to combat the daily issues going on. With a simple beat, the bass synth melody cores the track, whizzing sounds of scratching guitar notes flurry around. It’s not at all a snarky song, it addresses the world with a boiling pot of anger. Better yet, the main character is blind to the inequalities of the world. Everyone knows at least one person like this.
You could almost take an experimental jazz from this, or a feeling of Silver Apples mad electronica from the very start. One that lasts throughout the 4-minute track. There’s a blurting jazz horn throughout, one that has a jangled rhythm similar to Fela Kuti. Electrifyingly frightening, chorus with a repetition of “what do you mean!?” that is spouted to the point of confusion. Instruments flying around all at once that somehow melt into a big pot of experimental electronica, art-rock fantasy with an erratic Fela Kuti vibe. Do not underestimate this track, it is full of beat, rhythm, diversity and an erratic punk politic vision on the world.
It’s a track I want on a 45. I’d be just as interested to hear the B-side too. We’ll just have to wait and listen to what this trio will do next. But one thing is for sure, they are on their way to being the band of our generation who is cemented as a vital socialism power-act.
Listen to the political power anthem now!
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