LINER NOTES:
“If you’re not outraged you’re not paying attention” was Heather Heyer's last digital message to the world before getting killed by a car during an anti-fascist protest in Charlottesville. After these pro- and anti-fascist rallies president Trump stated that both sides were to blame for the unrest.
In the process of writing this song a local anti-fascist activist was arrested and accused of inciting homicide or murder after yelling tasteless yet rather innocent slogans during an anti-fascist protest, held after the Dutch Forum voor Democratie won the provincial elections.
Extreme right wing ideologies are growing. Alt right, identitarian movements and populism are proof that the far right wing is on the rise again. Just to be clear: we think that's a bad thing. As a result the anti-fascist (re)action and movement is growing too. Just to be clear: we think that's a good thing.
Most people are anti-fascists, even when they don’t know it. Anti-fascism should not be wasted on the left, but seen as a mainstream idea, supported from the left to the, well, moderate right. But what doesn’t help is that anti-fascism is being framed as an extreme ideology and practice, including violence and uproar. Maybe you don’t agree with some anti-fascists and their actions, that doesn’t make anti-fascism wrong or harmful.
Anti-fascism is not a crime.
lyrics
LYRICS:
I can't believe we’re having this conversation again
Can’t understand or imagine how you’re not appalled by them
Deductive thought and research show what side you’re on bitter man
Was The Resistance, their views, too extreme for you too back then?
For once and for all: this is a zero sum game
If you’re not outraged then I don’t understand you
If you’re not outraged you’re not paying attention
Dog whistling your purebreds, your pitbull pack, bloodhound gang
But you’re barking up the wrong tree, you inglorious bastard
We’ll never know what being privileged is
We’ll never learn how lucky we are, because we are
We’ll never know what being entitled is
You don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone
credits
released July 9, 2019
CREDITS:
All music and lyrics written and performed by Antillectual. Co-produced, recorded and mixed by Tim van Doorn at Big Dog Recordings, mastered by Nico van Montfort at XPZ Sound. Music video by Bram Bergs. Single artwork by Ruben Swieringa.
Antillectual from Nijmegen, the Netherlands plays a socially conscious, melodic blend of music, ranging from ‘90’s skate
punk to ‘00’s emo and ‘10’s orgcore. Creating their own unique blend of stolen riffs and borrowed song titles, while carrying the torch of European punkrock....more
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In addition to being just the fucking nicest coolest guys ever (they were awesome to me when in my 30s I broke my foot at Warped tour in 2018 in AZ) and being amazing musicians...I LOVE the art for this one. Is there a t-shirt for this? I got the vynl from Fat but didn't see a t-shirt with that bad ass horse...
Anyway. You guys are AWESOME!!!
Love - Richard Dee Vine (Niacin Library) San Tan Valley, AZ. Richard Dee Vine
supported by 5 fans who also own “If You're Not Outraged (2019)”
That album felt like coming home after a long time away but still being proud of everything I'd seen while I was gone. One minute and twenty seven seconds into "Kenver" feels like the culmination of everything I've loved about this band since I was a kid. It feels like the best parts of freedom I've felt on the best nights of my life. Scott
Pitch-perfect math rock from Kaneohe, Hawaii charges forward on raw, ragged emotion. A treat for fans of Polvo and Pardoner. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 27, 2018