American garage and punk rock band Radkey have premiered a new song through magazine Kerrang! Titled “P.A.W.”, the track confronts redlining and the feelings associated with being discriminated against. This release comes as part of the band’s “No Strange Cats” waterfall bundle, which also includes songs like “Spiders,” “St. Elwood,” and “Junes.”
The song features very powerful lyrics that are fitting of the thematic references. Backed by solid riffs and some hard drumming, the lyrics stand out with phrases like “They’re why we’re unable, I’ll never be an equal.” They also question the redlining, “Why are people scared of me.” Concerning their latest track, bassist Isaiah Radke speaks out about the song’s redlining references and “how shitty it feels to be considered less than others.” He says the track is about “the times when you’re reminded of that fact” and also about the “feeling that you’re always being watched.”
Radkey is a trio of home-schooled brothers from St. Joseph, Missouri. The band are set for a short tour between March and May this year and are progressing fast since their debut album Delicious Rock Noise , as well as their series of releases in 2018. Last October, they premiered their video for “Feed My Brain,” through mxdwn, which can be screened here.
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