The Prudish Few - Kinder Climes

The second single from The Prudish Few was released today. "Kinder Climes" is up on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, etc.

It's a song about the wake of the 2016 election and, personally, one of my favorites from the forthcoming album. Here's a little insight about the song from Todd K:

This song was inspired by the shock, revulsion, and fear we awoke to on November 9th, 2016. We called loved ones to check on them. We sat silently in parked cars, unable to muster the will to step out onto the street. We were giddily leered at in public places by people who did not share our obvious despair. I remember being actually afraid of old people and white adult males in the grocery store.

A month later I was picking up a Clinton/Kaine sign still stuck in the grass outside of work when several young men in a car drove by and screamed, "FUCK YOU!" I couldn't figure out whether they were mad that I was moving the sign, or mad at me for being associated with the sign.

I know Conservatives and the Alt-Right like to cast Liberals as overly emotional creatures but I completely feel this sentiment. The 2016 election results inflicted a sickening feeling and it injected a dose of paranoia about those around you - could that person possibly support such a vile person?

The opening lyrics to the song embody that idea quite well:

Friends and family
Are you ok, do you see what I see
Terror in the hearts of the free
Gestapo shops the same grocery as me

Some might say that the Gestapo / Nazi metaphor for Trump supporters is going too far but I'd venture to say it's not too far off the mark.

All that said, it's an upbeat and catchy song. So you get a nice shiny happy bit of music mixed with a rather dark sentiment; my favorite combo for pop music.