London’s beloved punk witches Dream Nails are manifesting political change through rowdy anthems—the latest being “This Is the Summer,” or, as the group likes to call it, “TITS.” This apocalyptic track comes from their forthcoming self titled album, which can be expected out August 28 via Dine Alone.
The song isn’t subtle about its comic relief or its disappointment with humanity. The opening lines paint a scene of dead grass, no more ice in supermarkets, and melting streets. It’s the summer, which means: iced coffee, going to the beach, “fracking and flooding and land grabs, denial,” all that fun stuff!
“‘This Is the Summer’ is a song about how our climate is breaking down irreversibly,” vocalist Janey Starling explains. “Colonial capitalism, waged by UK governments and corporations for centuries, has ravaged our earth. We need to be urgently fighting for migrant rights so the UK welcomes climate refugees displaced by countries hit by extreme weather. We must demand transparency from oil companies who relentlessly put profit before people, even as the world burns.”
Guitarist Anya Pearson adds: “We wrote ‘This Is the Summer’ in the heatwave of 2018, recorded it in another heatwave in 2019 and now we are releasing it in yet another heatwave! Our video for the track shows how the current pandemic, white supremacy and climate change are not separate issues but interlinked. The song is about the brazen complacency of getting drunk and catching a tan in the park while the world burns.”
Dream Nails is out August 28 via Dine Alone and Alcopop, and you can pre-order it here.
