Hegemon, by Polemics

Hegemon

by Polemics

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	1.	Hegemon 03:12		buy track
	2.	Woodshop 02:47		buy track

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In December 2019, during the mix down sessions of their debut EP ‘Conflict’, Polemics self-produced a batch of six songs for possible future release.
Hegemon and Woodshop were picked as the first two to see the light.
Hegemon was previously seen only in the cassette edition of the ‘Conflict’ EP and is now finally available with Woodshop as b-side.
Hegemon is a song that takes aim at US foreign policy circa 1945, with an accompanying self-made video full of archival footage of atom bomb tests and duck and cover infomercials. It’s not an intellectual affair though, the riffs are no frills and the sound is cascading like an artillery barrage. On top of the obvious punky sentiment Polemics cite their black metal roots as influence on this one. B-side Woodshop captures the duo at their highest energy to date as frontman Nathan takes too much cocaine and debates political economy with himself before cutting off his left hand with a buzzsaw.

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released November 20, 2020

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Polemics Bristol, UK

Polemics play loud, gnarly progressive rock with a splash of hard-pop thrown in. The elements of hardcore and angry vocals are matched with clever songwriting, chunky riffs and a pop sensibility that evokes Blur on PCP. They are naming Shellac and The Jesus Lizard as big influences whereas blogs and fans are calling comparisons with IDLES, Fugazi and Primus. ... more

discography

Vital Plunge Dead City

Mar 2023
Stanley

Feb 2023
Damsel Daves

Nov 2022
Pickax

Oct 2022
The Sesh EP

Dec 2021
Malloy

Sep 2021
Captain

Jul 2021
Hegemon

Nov 2020
Live In Lockdown

Aug 2020
Conflict EP

Jul 2020

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