Earlier this month we were interviewed by Sarah Jeffrey from The Chronicle (Newcastle). The results were published on Friday 25th July in their What's On supplement - here's a picture to prove it:
Hello. You can stream and download our new single, Pack of Cards, via our Bandcamp page (name your price): http://whatwecallprogress.bandcamp.com/album/pack-of-cards-2 Pack of Cards by What We Call Progress Pack of Cards is a dark synth pop take on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It's about those who have power and how they use it, but it's also about the spaces and possibilities which exist to undermine and subvert that power. Aphasic is inspired by and includes an extract from " Theses on the philosophy of history " by Walter Benjamin. Benjamin is a Marxist writer who is commenting on the painting, Angelus Novus (The Angel of History), by Paul Klee. History is not unending progress, but rather can be viewed as an unceasing accumulation of ruins.
Come and see us play live music with guitars and singing and synths and flashy buttons! We have three gigs coming up in April and May with a host of other local talent and you can find out more about them below. April 18th, Head of Steam, Newcastle Matterhorn presents... What We Call Progress, Emile's Telegraphic Transmission Device, therunningchelsea, Worry Party for a night of electronic and experimental pop. Tickets £4 on the door. Here's how to find Head of Steam: April 24th, The Globe, Newcastle ENDLESS WINDOW #2 presents... What We Call Progress, Craig Clark as well as a DJ set. "After the joy and jubilation of our first event at The Globe, it would have been unthinkable not to plot a return. But what a return this is - two more brilliant local acts, as well as another opening up of the Endless Window vaults." Tickets £3 advance from WeGotTickets. Here's how to find The Globe: May 23rd, Ernest, Newcastle - Evolution Emerging We'...
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