PROPAGANDHI RELEASE SECOND SINGLE
Propagandhi have emerged from their underground bunker with their new single “Duplicate Keys Icaro (An Interim Report).” In anticipation of the September 7th Epitaph release Failed Sates and after the debut of the band’s first song and title track, the new single has already become a fan favourite.
Listen to the new single via soundcloud here: http://soundcloud.com/epitaph-records/12-duplicate-keys-icaro-an/s-czvKV
Failed States willfully careens between brazen metallic tendencies and the ragged punk rock roots of Propagandhi's earlier work, further raising the lyrical and musical bar set by their critically-acclaimed 2009 release, Supporting Cast(e).
“I would say Failed States is a little less ‘modern’ sounding than Supporting Cast(e) in terms of sonics, “ says Chris Hannah. “It’s probably a more accurate portrayal of what we sound like in our jam space....it sometimes feels like we haven’t had a record that genuinely sounds like us playing in a room together since the mid-90s. I felt more surprised—in a good sense— by Failed States when it was done than I did about Supporting Cast(e)."
The result is one of the band’s most forward thinking and musically varied albums to date. Failed States is not simply proof of Propagandhi's continued dedication to pushing their musical boundaries, but an evocative (and provocative) meditation on human nature, meaning and life under an expanding, planet-wide technocracy. Ranging from dynamic, progressive rock of “Note To Self” to the accelerated heaviness of “Duplicate Keys Icaro (An Interim Report)” and blazing thrash cuts like “Hadron Collision” and “Things I Like,” Propagandhi has created a truly monumental sixth album.
You can stream the track "Failed States below or on Soundcloud by clicking here.
You can check out a teaser video for the album below.
And you can see "Failed States" played live by the band below.