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Capitalism Breeds Devastation (Official Video)
🕑 Added 2025-08-16 14:00:10 +0000 UTCMUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SECOND SINGLE OFF OF THE RECORD!
This is one of the earlier tracks I wrote for the record. I was noodling on guitar while in the studio for another band, and came up with the verses of this tune. At the time, I was hooked on the specials, listening to them a TON! I was really obsessed with the energy of that LP, and was thinking about how barely any bands have truly captured that energy, and that really drove the record into the direction it took.
Lyrically, it also ties in well with themes from the 2-tone movement (you can watch the lyric video on the skatune network youtube) Something else that really moved me about the specials was the way they conveyed working class ideals. Ghost town's a song about once thriving towns running dry when the economy goes south. Instead of investing in infrastructure and the people of the towns producing the value, the towns were rang dry by the capitalists who ran the industries, leaving the towns as ghost towns.
This song really leans into the new tone idea, which is less about the sound of the song (in spite of what people think), and more about the attitude. Bringing the 2-tone ideas to modern day. While ska formed and translated to the UK, the states was going through the civil rights movement, and bringing us many civil rights leaders. Activists across the world were going through their development during this time.
Now, in 2025, we have a TON of text and recourses from these activists talking about the root causes of these political instabilities the 2-tone bands were singing of. Addressing capitalism and white supremacy at its root. Embracing intersectionality and how other marginalized groups like Queer and trans folk fit into the system we are trying to dismantle... acknowledging all of that WHILE living a life of love and celebration... now THAT is New Tone. Revolution is building up more than it is tearing down. I hope that this song and record can help convey that energy!
ANYWAY! I hope y'all enjoy this video! It was so fun, and tried to pay an homage to the 2-tone era of the genre!
