Overview
- The duo released the track Thursday, April 16 via Play It Again Sam alongside a research-cited film using thefinaleye’s protest photography from ICE crackdowns, Black Lives Matter marches, and militarized policing.
- The single marks Tom Waits’ first new original recording since 2011 and Massive Attack’s first new music in six years.
- The song skips Spotify under Massive Attack’s stated exemption policy that protests the platform’s ties to military and AI investment, though it streams on other services.
- A 12-inch EcoSonic vinyl made from 100% recycled PET through Good Neighbor is up for preorder, adds Waits’ spoken-word B-side ‘The Fly,’ and sends profits to the ACLU and the Immigrant Defense Project.
- More is queued up next, including a Friday reflection by novelist Omar El Akkad and a European tour that begins May 27 in Helsinki with further releases expected around the live run.