Derry punk band The Wood Burning Savages have released their newest single ahead of their biggest tour yet.
Their newest single, 'Climb The Ladder', takes aim at the precarious workplace 'instabilities' many are currently facing.
The band are also preparing to hit the road and play their biggest ever headline tour at the end of March, starting in Belfast's Limelight.
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The Irish quartet have delivered a swift uppercut to toxic work culture with their latest single.
‘Climb the Ladder’ is the follow up to their razor-sharp track 'Hand To Mouth' which received support from BBC Radio 6Music, BBC Introducing, Radio 1, RTE 2FM, Amazing Radio, RTE 2XM and BBC Radio Ulster earlier this year.
Frontman Paul Connolly wrote the song after seeing how recent instability had given employers carte blanche to pry on the anxieties of a workforce who feel isolated and powerless.
He said: "Unrealistic targets, impossible deadlines and crippling workloads are common practice now. Forcing people to work almost every waking hour in the name of 'grafting' or to fit into some morally corrupt work culture.
"We're seeing a workforce at the end of their tether. Taking to the streets and striking in the name of fairness, equality and respect.
"We need to show solidarity across industry and professions. United in the name of decency."
A cyclone of raw synths, fuzzed-up guitars and industrial drums for those who feel broken by their job, 'Climb The Ladder' calls out the predatory practices of the modern working environment pushing an exploited generation to their limits.
The band are often compared to Yard Act, Death From Above 1979 and Stiff Little Fingers, due to their sharp political bite.
Their NI Music Prize gong for their ferocious debut album ‘Stability’ saw them beat out the likes of Snow Patrol, Ash and Bicep to be the first self released artist to win Northern Ireland Album of the Year.
The band also were awarded the prize of Best Live Act.
Previous live highlights include Left Field at Glastonbury festival and supporting Snow Patrol at their sell out homecoming show in front of 30,000 people.
They have been championed by BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 6Music, with Tom Robinson describing vocalist Paul Connolly as "one of the next generation's great rock frontmen."
They've toured throughout the UK and Ireland with the likes of Ash, Therapy? and Skinny Lister.
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