Propagandhi don’t know what to do anymore. During the Winnipeg punk/metal agitators’ ascent in the late 80s, they drew as much notice with their affirmative action as they did their music. They pissed off the KKK in incendiary interviews, while championing progressive beliefs with almost every lyric they sang.
But, between 2017 album Victory Lap and its brand-new follow-up At Peace, there was a world-stopping pandemic. Then there were shocking conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Palestine, plus two of the most shambolic elections in US history. Singer/guitarist/co-founder Chris Hannah found himself in crisis: should he seek to heal, teach and overcome like Eckhart Tolle? Or should he try and destroy the prevailing order like the Unabomber?
