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 My Politic (from the album Short Sighted People In Power available as a self-release) (by Joe Burcaw)
It’s extremely difficult listening to My Politic’s latest album without wanting to march up to the front gate of The White House with bull horn in one hand and a 12-gauge shotgun in the other cocked and loaded. True rebel rousers are the songwriting team of Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey, hailing from a little town in Missouri called Ozark. Call me crazy, but I get a funny feeling these lads have an issue with President Orange Face and the two-party system controlling this so-called land of the free. I cannot blame them because these are troubled times and change is needed for progression. Protest songs can provide a tricky avenue to navigate, My Politic succeed in getting their point across and having no regrets whatsoever in the process. I appreciate that type of conviction when it comes to lyrical content, and the sentiment of being a straight shooter. ‘Fuck the president, fuck the GOP, fuck the folks at Fox News spreading lies on TV’. ‘It ain’t both sides it’s one side, it’s your side, it’s the wrong side’. Sometimes (and especially in this instance) F-bombs are required when making a statement. “Wrong Side” is an example of young angst ripping the establishment a new one for creating a monster full of lies and deception, at least that is my interpretation. I hear hints of Don McLean in the vocal delivery, spitting out multitudes of verbal spat to fit within each bar concisely. Forget “American Pie” people ‘cos this song has chutzpah! “Talkin RNC Blues” takes me back to the early 80’s when Bruce Springsteen released his stripped-down classic Nebraska. The arpeggiated chords underneath the spoken vocal line creates a tension and release that ebbs and flows beautifully. It just proves how powerful and important the lyrical delivery can be when the content is of a serious matter. Strip away the Vox and you have your typical laidback Country feel, bring the Vox back in and the overall tone changes significantly. True artistry at its best, that really impressed me with their songwriting. My favorite song out of the bunch was “Short Sighted People In Power”. I think this is because Guffy was reaching for his notes in the upper register, and getting close to peaking outside of his vocal range. I really dug his efforts in just going for it and seeing what happens, which was magic! ‘And the drug company’s selling us poison turned a whole generation into addicts for what? So they can stack up their profits it’s never enough......’. Another great line singling out “Big Pharma” for their exploits and intentional drugging of Americans. If Glen Phillips ever left Toad The Wet Sprocket he would find a comfortable home within My Politic, just my two cents, of course. Considering this album was all recorded through Garage Band is quite impressive, it sounds crisp, clear and contemporary. They wanted to create an ‘historical time capsule’, hyper-focused on this unique and extremely troubling moment in America. Great job gents and keep doing what you’re doing, we need more folks like you to take a stand and speak your truth! Listen and buy the music of My Politic from AMAZON For more information head on over to the My Politic website
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