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Kill Em Dead

by Faintest Idea

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Kill Em Dead is the second single from Faintest Idea’s hotly anticipated new album, The Road To Sedition. It is an energetic ska-punk anthem with a fiery call-and-response chorus that was designed to stomp your feet and shout along to. Kill Em Dead is a passionate call to never stop educating yourself: the lyrics are a jigsaw of books and albums that have contributed to Faintest Idea’s political ideology.

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Discussing the meaning behind the latest single, vocalist Dani Rascal says, “Lyrically, the song is about educating yourself politically but not allowing yourself to become too dogmatic and rigid in your beliefs.” The first verse is created from a list of books and the second from a list of albums, but the chorus is all about killing your idols. “Never stop asking questions,” he says, “Especially of those in any kind of authority.”

This seven-piece street-punk band from East Anglia are one of the UK ska-punk scene’s most hard-working, respected artists. Since 2009, Faintest Idea has gigged relentlessly across the UK, Europe and even Japan. 2023 promises to be their greatest year yet - with both a European and American tour in the works, the latter in support of The Slackers.

The Road To Sedition is Faintest Idea’s fourth full-length album, due for release in April on TNSrecords (UK) and Jump Start Records (USA). The album is a call to arms, marching to a beat of blistering horn riffs and shout-along choruses. Faintest Idea’s lyrics are unapologetically political and personal, tackling issues of power, war, PTSD, climate change, economic inequality and the ongoing fight for an equal world … all delivered with a raw intensity that is sure to resonate with fans.

Kill Em Dead features a four-part earworm of a horn-line, underpinned by pounding rhythmic backline with the ear-candy addition Hammond organ and percussion. It’s a rousing ska-fuelled anthem that will give listeners a taste of the modern, irrepressible sound of Faintest Idea.

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lyrics

So we kick it til it breaks like The Angry Brigade
Because the only thing thats left to lose is our chains
Manufacturing Consent of these Failed States
Rejecting Conquest of Bread and Mutual Aid
So from Common Sense to Kapital the story unfurls
It's a Peoples History of a Brave New World
It's a Long Walk to Freedom
For the Wretched of the Earth
Throw a spanner in the works

FALSE IDOLS FALL
ALL GODS MUST DIE
WHEN WE KILL THEM DEAD
KILL THEM DEAD TONIGHT

Inflammable Material Catch a Fire in my head
Feed the 5000 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Veg
Gimme Death or Give me Convenience
Change is a Sound of the Civil Disobedience
Londons Calling and Warning of Nuclear Attack
It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
You can't stop this
Ungovernable Force
So Fuck Em and Their Law

KILL EM DEAD
KILL EM DEAD
KILL EM DEAD TONIGHT

Through the dark the light breaks through
When you question those who question you
If they take a tooth then take an eye
And Kill Them Dead Tonight

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released February 16, 2023
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Phipps @ Melpomene Audio
Mastered by Alan Douches @westwestsidemusic
Video by El Bobin (www.elliotbobin.co.uk)
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TNSrecords is a punk record label based in Manchester, UK. TNSrecords aims to support exciting bands, who could be considered punk in either sound or ethos.

The emphasis is very much based around community spirit, the DIY ethos and working collectively.

We started out as a punk zine and then a gig night back in 2003 in Manchester. TNS evolved into an independent label in 2008. ... more

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