The blurb on
their site states that "MakeWar is about a fight. A fight against
ignorance. And laziness. A fight against your inner demons. A fight to stay
conscious. So you can have one more drink with your friends. A fight to
do what you want instead of what you’re supposed to. A fight that isn’t
violent. Or full of hate. This fight is about knocking down what’s holding you
back. That’s why MakeWar sounds like letting go. It’s fighting depression by
embracing aggression. And embracing everyone around you who does the same.
MakeWar is Jose, Greg and Edwin. Welcome to our fight." Interesting.
MakeWar are a punk band based in New York but has members representing Venezuela, Colombia and Florida. For their latest release they signed to Fat Wreck and released Get It Together last year.
They are continuing to get better with every album they release. On Get It Together, MakeWar tackle a variety of different issues in the world from mental health, politics or just growing up and have made an album that will be relatable in some aspect for everyone. They have thrown in a few different styles to their sound, including a song in Spanish, but still sound very much like MakeWar. If you're new to the band, Get It Together is a great place to start before going back through their discography. If you're a long time MakeWar fan, Get It Together is another great step on the band’s continuing journey.
The song I am going with is Oh, Brother which the band released in the build up to Get It Together and boy did this song get folk excited for what was to come. It's an autobiographical song as Jose sings about discovering punk and it becoming the most important thing in your life, then getting stuck in a life you hate because you feel like it's the right thing to do, before eventually realising what you should be doing with your life. It's an inspiring song, particularly the final verse as Jose sings "I want you to follow, what makes you feel different, I want you to struggle, pay your dues, get blisters, I want you to dream big, bigger than I ever did, I want you to fight for it, against the odds, I want you to fall in love again, against the rules, I want you to lose your voice too, screaming your heart out! Sing your heart out!" In the video they adopt a Tarantino-esqe timeless aesthetic to rail against the idea of falling in line with what’s expected of you by your parents and probably to a certain extent, "being punk". Many seminal works are about that same theme but it's a lot heavier coming from a bunch of refugees thriving and partying in Trump’s America, surely?
MakeWar are a punk band based in New York but has members representing Venezuela, Colombia and Florida. For their latest release they signed to Fat Wreck and released Get It Together last year.
They are continuing to get better with every album they release. On Get It Together, MakeWar tackle a variety of different issues in the world from mental health, politics or just growing up and have made an album that will be relatable in some aspect for everyone. They have thrown in a few different styles to their sound, including a song in Spanish, but still sound very much like MakeWar. If you're new to the band, Get It Together is a great place to start before going back through their discography. If you're a long time MakeWar fan, Get It Together is another great step on the band’s continuing journey.
The song I am going with is Oh, Brother which the band released in the build up to Get It Together and boy did this song get folk excited for what was to come. It's an autobiographical song as Jose sings about discovering punk and it becoming the most important thing in your life, then getting stuck in a life you hate because you feel like it's the right thing to do, before eventually realising what you should be doing with your life. It's an inspiring song, particularly the final verse as Jose sings "I want you to follow, what makes you feel different, I want you to struggle, pay your dues, get blisters, I want you to dream big, bigger than I ever did, I want you to fight for it, against the odds, I want you to fall in love again, against the rules, I want you to lose your voice too, screaming your heart out! Sing your heart out!" In the video they adopt a Tarantino-esqe timeless aesthetic to rail against the idea of falling in line with what’s expected of you by your parents and probably to a certain extent, "being punk". Many seminal works are about that same theme but it's a lot heavier coming from a bunch of refugees thriving and partying in Trump’s America, surely?
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