Faithless Town are based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their debut Kickfunder funded album, American Refugee (2012) was followed by ‘Empires’ on Spectra Records in 2020.
This seven-track EP is the first part of a new, two-part album both of which will be released in 2022. It demonstrates their mastery of melodic soft-rock with snappy songs written from an outward-looking rebellious perspective.
Coal Mining Man shows that they have a social conscience and an empathy towards the lost livelihoods of the working classes. Live Free argues against the herd instinct and advocates having the courage to think for oneself.
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The lyrics to the closing track, Do Not Comply, are even more hard-hitting (e.g. “They want to own your body ……You’re just a commodity”) but the delivery lacks real venom.
The songs are technically accomplished but show that raging against the machine needs more than rehashed mainstream dynamics.
Faithless Town’s website
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