{"product_id":"drowp450ho-lp","title":"The Drowns - Harsh Reality LP - Halloween Orange \u0026 Blood Red Ripple - Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: PRODUCT PHOTOS ARE PRE-PRODUCTION MOCKS. 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The song acknowledges the toll it takes on one’s mental health, struggling day in \u0026amp; day out with no breaks only to be left farther \u0026amp; farther behind. “I wish life would just give it a rest,” laments \u003cstrong\u003eRev\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album contains its fair share of venom, however, like all great political punk in the tradition of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Clash\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eStiff Little Fingers\u003c\/strong\u003e, the lyrics prioritize people over polemic, reaching out with compassion in an age where it is in distressingly short supply. “I’m sure that we could change it all if we only had a heart,” implores \u003cstrong\u003eAndy\u003c\/strong\u003e on “\u003cstrong\u003eHave a Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is life-affirming music for hard times, made for everyone that could sorely use it right now, and a record poised to give the band’s hard-earned position as a fan-favorite in the global punk scene an even greater trajectory. For a band that has won over fans around the globe, record by record and show by show, it is a big statement, but simply put: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarsh Reality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eThe Drowns\u003c\/strong\u003e at the top of their game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eSIDE A:\u003cbr\u003e01. Always A Bastard\u003cbr\u003e02. Have A Heart\u003cbr\u003e03. Relentless\u003cbr\u003e04. Hellish Tattoo\u003cbr\u003e05. Let's Start A Cult\u003cbr\u003e06. Strangled Voices\u003cbr\u003e07. 3rd \u0026amp; Pike\u003cbr\u003eSIDE B:\u003cbr\u003e08. Burn the Page\u003cbr\u003e09. Vengeance\u003cbr\u003e10. Death of the Optimist\u003cbr\u003e11. Tried to Love Ya\u003cbr\u003e12. Tender Hooks\u003cbr\u003e13. 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