“This record is a product of the turbulent times we are living in. What connects it all are our shared experiences of struggle. It’s a statement of commitment, a threat and a promise. Any protest is implicit, it’s part of the very fabric of what we do. Not everything is revealed. The map is not the journey. Some of it is super-trad, some of it’s not trad at all. The vein that runs through it is our intent to reinforce the relevance of this music of forgotten ancestors, who were also everyday working people. This music has to cut through, this record draws that line from the past to now, the world is no different today to how it was before; we are collectively condemned to repeat the mistakes of the past. This is the sound of us reluctant to accept our own fate. Let’s turn the stone over. Let’s get at the grit.”