Big Club

I've been in a bit of a frenzy this year writing. I don't know what's going on inside my head at the moment but I hope to feel more stable soon. In the meantime: 16 new songs (17 if you buy the tape). Carlin once said "It's a big club, and you're not in it." This album posits that the full arm of the working class is an even bigger club, if you're willing to swing it.

The album art is much more intentional than my other covers have been. A YouTube comment had me reeling about whether it was clear where I stand, so I will exercise my Zach Braff Impulse and explain a bit about the two nooses on the club. To the left and right side are two tools of oppression exercised by the state against the public in defense of capital; a knight's arm on the left represents the sort of technofeudal lords attempting to strong arm the non-billionaire class, and to the right an actual literal military vehicle represents the current ruling class' executive arm, which was being used at the time (and likely continues to be used) against civilians protesting the government disappearing people. The nooses, then, are intended as Hague fantasies, for lack of a better descriptor. None of us are free until we are all free, and that means that no one will be free until the last prison is abolished.

Here's the album opener, Unlimited Schenken. This song is about Contract Bridge but also this song is about that moment in an online leftist space where you and several other users will agree that direct action is probably best, and yet for some reason, you find yourselves deadlocked on messaging.

You can stream all of the available Sawyr songs on YouTube and Bandcamp now! If you have any suggestions for ethical music streaming services to which I can upload my stuff, let me know! Otherwise, you can leave a comment on my Guestbook to get in touch.