It's Hard to Have Hope
by Svalbard
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 May 2018
- Label: Holy Roar Records
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 37:37
- Community rating: 3.72/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: John Dankworth, Tsutomu Nakayama, Armando Trovaioli, Vince Guaraldi, Fiorenzo Carpi, Keitaro Takanami, Tomofumi Suzuki, John Williams, Sakana Hosomi, Tomonori Satoh, Bun Matsuda, Bernard Herrmann, Piero Umiliani, Out Of Tune Generation, Franck Barcellini, Jacques Loussier, Fran莽ois De Roubaix
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The sophomore release from the Bristol quartet is a ferociously political and emotionally charged fusion of metallic hardcore and post-rock atmosphere. Serena Cherry's impassioned, screaming vocals tackle systemic sexism, animal rights, and social injustice over sweeping, blackened crust guitar melodies.
Genres
Descriptors: political, conscious, feminism, blast-beats, melodic, emotive
Tracklist
- Unpaid Intern (4:02)
- Revenge Porn (6:15)
- Feminazi?! (4:19)
- Pro-Life? (4:44)
- For the Sake of the Breed (4:18)
- How Do We Stop It? (5:38)
- Try Not to Die Until You're Dead (6:02)
- Iorek (2:16)
Credits
- Out Of Tune Generation - primary artist, performer
- Hitomi 19 - backing vocals [guest]
- Takuya Matsushima - backing vocals [guest]
- Toru Takahashi - backing vocals [guest]
- Haruomi Hosono - backing vocals [guest], voice [guest]
- Bun Matsuda - guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programmed by
- Tomofumi Suzuki - guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programmed by, arranged by
- Sakana Hosomi - keyboards, synthesizer, programmed by, arranged by