Born out of a drum beat Ewan pulled out his back pocket during a soundcheck in the song’s namesake, ‘Detroit’ is a big ol’ slab of noise rock about a hideous man with even worse behaviours. Better we let Matt take it from here. He’s the lyrics guy: “Detroit reflects on the worst manifestations of male jealousy and resentment, and the ways in which the deliberate avoidance of accountability can lead to deflecting responsibility in exchange for blaming external forces like fate or God for perceived injustice”.
With that in mind, proceeds that this track generates in 2024 we’ll be donating to domestic abuse charities ahead of the tour. Source: Bandcamp

Whether dwelling in the realm of dreams or nightmares, the primordial drive of the Newcastle-based band is more powerful than ever. Land Of Sleeper, their fourth record in a decade of riot and rancour, is testimony to this: the sound of a band not so much reinvigorated as channelling a furious energy, which only appears to gather momentum as the band’s surroundings spin on their axis.