Passenger to Tamworth soundtracked the absurdity of aggression with the alt-punk protest, ‘Rockets Over Russia’

Passenger to Tamworth let the snark of alt-punk sink its teeth in with Rockets Over Russia. Dissections of geopolitical absurdity blaze past at a frenetically dizzying pace, matching the speed at which the next atrocity gets buried beneath the last. Between the commentary on twisted warmongering trajectories and the confrontational rhythmic pace, the track’s spoken word punk laureate flings himself into a new cerebral arena of protest music with a bass-driven roar. Through a raw refusal to sanitise outrage, Rockets Over Russia delivers nihilistic clarity via chaotic satire, though it never leans into self-indulgence. The production is purposefully stripped, giving the wryly observed lyricism room to land and sting. There’s a flash of The Stranglers in the rubble-strewn noise, but Passenger to Tamworth carries it closer to home for fans of Fontaines D.C. and Kneecap who crave something that cuts a bit closer to the bone. It’s music that confronts the war machine while acknowledging the exhaustion of shouting into a void. The single arrives as part of the debut EP, The Fates Lead Him Who Will… The Unwilling They Drag, released via One Fat Dog Records. Across five snark-heavy tracks — including Constantinople, Straight Bar, Cans and No Opera […]

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