Multiple members of Issues have shared their thoughts on the band’s latest single, “Blue Wall,” which they dedicated to “victims of overzealous police violence, past and present.” Read what they had to say below.
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The band's new album, Headspace, is due out May 20 via Rise Records. (Pre-orders are on sale now.) In case you missed them, listen to the LP’s first two singles: “Coma” and “The Realest.”
Bassist Skyler Acord:
I gotta give props to @therettes and @TylerCarter4L for having the courage to write/sing a song like this. It's an issue that hits closer to
— Sky Acord (@Skyduck64) May 9, 2016
home for some Americans than others, and it matters that the ones with the mic care enough and have the balls to represent a point of view
— Sky Acord (@Skyduck64) May 9, 2016
that in mine and @ajbends community may be common, tends 2 be very divisive in others. Blue Wall represents all of us and means a lot to me.
— Sky Acord (@Skyduck64) May 9, 2016
Co-frontman Tyler Carter:
#BlueWall is not a call to riot or disrespect law it's just a cry for the awareness of injustice in our system and our government.
— Tyler Carter (@TylerCarter4L) May 9, 2016
Drummer Josh Manuel:
#BlueWall is one of my favorite tracks off the new record and quickly became my favorite song to play live.
— Josh Manuel (@JoshManuel) May 9, 2016
Also if any of your little friends are complaining about how much singing we have now or that we ain't still heavy, let them know what's up.
— Josh Manuel (@JoshManuel) May 9, 2016
Co-frontman Michael Bohn:
We're at war with the ones who “protect and serve”
— Michael Ryan (@therettes) May 9, 2016
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