THICK have launched their new single, “Heavy Metallic.”
The monitor is a feminist anthem confronting the on a regular basis violence of residing in a physique formed by laws and medical techniques, with every verse drawing on their experiences with assaults on bodily autonomy, restricted entry to well being care, lack of psychological well being assist, and the rising actuality of active-shooter drills in colleges.
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“This tune began as a verse or two after the Berkeley research got here out about heavy metals being present in tampons and snowballed into a bigger indictment of the systemic violations that we feature round daily,” the band say. “The violence and neglect we expertise is a predictable results of techniques that don’t see us as folks, however objects to be exploited.
“You see it within the imbalance of penalties: Survivors of rape are sometimes shunned in the event that they go public or carry the burden of assault alone; a lady carries the complete burden of contraception, well being dangers, and medical prices round conception, placing cash into insurance coverage firms’ pockets whereas bodily autonomy continues to be challenged and eradicated in some states. Academics are accountable for defending children from faculty shooters, whereas pharma firms see a possibility for revenue within the degradation of our psychological well being.
“We’re bought the concept we are able to subvert the system with shopper selections, as if the principle repair for a damaged system is making an attempt more durable inside it. The actual concern is who advantages when persons are too broke and too drained to push again.”
Subsequent week, they’ll play a present on the Broadway in Brooklyn, with assist from Large Woman and Cotillion.
