The British Mass Attack and the American Tom Waits They surprise us by sharing the joint song “Boots On The Ground”, which you can now listen to on all streaming platforms.
The song addresses the current climate of global tension and the drift of society, taking as a reference the idea of the “Masters of War” popularized by Bob Dylan. This is the collective’s first unreleased material since 2020.
For Tom Waits, the song also marks his return to recording after more than a decade, since his album “Bad As Me” (11). The artist also participates in the B-side of the release with “The Fly”, a spoken piece that maintains his characteristic ironic and narrative tone.
The single is now available on digital platforms and will have a special edition on twelve-inch vinyl. This will include “Boots On The Ground” on side A and “The Fly” on side B.
“Boots On The Ground” is accompanied by a video clip created by Massive Attack together with the American photographer thefinaleye. With a montage that portrays an era yet to be identified that arises after the largest public protests in the history of the United States. Focused on opposition to ICE raids, the militarization of internal forces and state authoritarianism.
