A highlight of our summer was hosting Ukrainian punk trio Death Pill for gigs on their UK tour, along with queercore faves Shooting Daggers at The Lexington. How exciting then to learn that while the sister bands were together in London they recorded a split single with a song each.
Death Pill offer us ‘Monsters’ – a short sharp shock full of righteous rage and a dash of the infectious humour in the face of adversity which so endeared this trio to us.
“This track is about how our parents knowingly or unknowingly lose their children. As an example – here are the most painful things you could hear from your folks: “When will you finish your music games?”
Death Pill
“You will never achieve anything!”
“When are you finally going to do something useful?”
Therefore, when there was an opportunity to record a one live song in London, the choice of a song became obvious.
Just imagine the “surprise” on the faces of our mums…
Shooting Daggers’ half of the split is ‘Not My Rival’ – an anthem of punk sorority.
“Not My Rival, is a song about dismantling the male gaze, fighting against the internalised patriarchal messages that we all unconsciously absorb. It’s about breaking the cycle of female rivalry. We want to encourage lifting each other up instead of tearing each other down.”
Shooting Daggers
The split single is out now as a 7″, and you can order it from both of the band’s Bandcamp pages: Death Pill / Shooting Daggers
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