Zulu: My People… Hold On cassette

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My People…Hold On EP is Zulus follow up to 2019s phenomenal Our Day Will Come and sees Anaiah Leis musical prowess and lyrical urgency only grow onwards and upwards. Anaiah wrote and performed most of the tracks, as seen in the debut release. This time however, different voices are given platforms such as on Blackcurrant, where we hear the racist and sexist everyday experience of black women in the form of a striking poem read over a piano accompaniment and magical chimes written and performed by Aleisia Miller. Zulu continue to turn the powerviolence genre upside down, Now They Are Through With Me, sees classic blastbeasts matched with dissonant chord beatdown sections, a hardcore drumming solo and finished with a sample of Eddie Kendricks My People Hold On. To say each song is a musical and emotional ride is an understatement and you will find yourself listening repeatedly and noticing different elements each time.

Lyrically, songs centre around calling out the hypocrisy of people who are only interested in performative justice and dont actually do anything to help change things for black people, such as in Do Tha Right Thing (And Stop Frontin)

What’s it gonna takeWhat’s it gonna beFor you to seeWe’re human beingsIt’s up to youAnd you aloneMake that change

The frustration is palpable, and as some turn back around after posting a few black squares, Zulu is holding hardcore punk accountable to remind us this struggle is still here and up to all of us, and in times of hopelessness, they call for us to keep up the fight.

This is QCHQ-070

Check out the EP on Bandcamp:Zulu My People…Hold On EP Cassette Tape

Credits:All songs written and performed by Anaiah LeiNow They Are Through With Me co-written with Tony BontanaBlackcurrant written and performed by Aleisia MillerRecorded, Mixed & Mastered by Zach TuchAdditional Vocals by Zaine DraytonFeatured vocals: Aaron Heard (Track 2), Corey Charpentier (Track 5)Artwork by Savannah ImaniSeptember 2020
Tracklist1. Blackcurrant2. Now They Are Through With Me3. Straight From Da Tribe Of Tha Moon4. On The Corner Of Cimmaron And 24th5. Do Tha Right Thing (And Stop Frontin)