OutrightAustralia’s unstoppable hardcore act Outright have today shared ‘Burn’, the second towering cut from their long-awaited forthcoming LP, Keep You Warm, due Friday 15 July via their long-running band-owned label, Rage and Reason Records.
A fast and ferocious punk number, ‘Burn’ is a sidestep from the breakneck thrash of their first album single ‘The Hammer’, yet still retains the band’s potent political themes and savage energy. On 'Burn', Outright have taken aim at burnout culture, and the sacrifices we make to help those responsible for, and who benefit from, its perpetuation.
"'Burn' is an intense expression of the burnout that can happen when we don't set boundaries or hold compassion for ourselves,” says Outright lyricist and vocalist Jelena Goluza. "When we normalise self-sacrifice we teach people that we don't matter and that can be weaponised against us - but nothing gets done when you have nothing left. It's dedicated to anyone else who feels this in their professional and personal lives, activism or everyday pressures," she adds. "I won't set myself on fire, just to keep you warm."
'Burn' is the second single from their long-awaited forthcoming record Keep You Warm. Ferocious, unapologetic and entirely uncompromising, Keep You Warm is a record that proves Outright's refusal to remain quiet when it comes to crucial social issues and reinforces the band as a commanding force in the heavy music space.
An album that was written between twelve months of multiple lockdowns and gig cancellations and recorded at Melbourne’s Holes and Corners studio, Keep You Warm addresses crucial social topics like decolonisation, climate change and mental health, subjects close to the hearts of the band members.
