{"id":32967,"date":"2019-12-03T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32967"},"modified":"2019-12-03T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T13:19:07","slug":"street-sects-share-new-video-for-if-life-is-a-gift-its-in-very-poor-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32967","title":{"rendered":"Street Sects share new video for &#8216;If Life Is A Gift, It&#8217;s In Very Poor Taste&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Post-industrial duo Street Sects emerged with their pointed, dirge-ridden social commentary serial album \u2018Gentrification,\u2019 and the series is now nearing its close with its fourth installment. Street Sects has shared the fierce a-side opener to &#8216;Gentrification IV&#8217;\u00a0along with an accompanying visualizer.\u00a0Watch the A.F. Cortes directed video for <em>If Life is a Gift, It\u2019s in Very Poor Taste<\/em> now via YouTube below<strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJ4owWa6-t0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Gentrification IV&#8217;\u00a0is the penultimate installment of the eponymous series that served as a launching pad and stylistic credo for Street Sects, who formed in 2013. Poking and prodding the increasing class disparity plaguing urban America, the Gentrification series interrogates the exploitation of art for the sake of capitalist gain. Driven by machine-made bleats, tongue-in-cheek lyricism, teeth-gritting vocals, and brutal irony, Gentrification\u00a0is a distillation of Street Sects in both style and sonics. &#8216;Gentrification IV&#8217; is also coupled with a short story \u2014 &#8216;Suspended From Gallery Rails&#8217; \u2014 written by Sects ringleader Leo Ashline.\u00a0Aching for catharsis, Street Sects embrace the ethos of punk and the experimental zeal of the industrial scene and once again have crafted a rawboned, bareknuckled sound anchored in deft lyrical storytelling.\u00a0&#8216;Gentrification IV: Suspended from Gallery Rails&#8217;<em> <\/em>is out now via The Flenser. You can buy it <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcdn2.net\/2c89demmjuadaehheyakaqqhavawjbu\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Gentrification IV <\/em>\u2014 Track Listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. If Life is a Gift, It\u2019s in Very Poor Taste<br>2. Tomorrow is a Trap\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch Street Sects<strong> <\/strong>on tour throughout North America in the coming months\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tour dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December 3 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves *<br>December 4 Wichita, KS @ DIYMCA *<br>December 5 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room *<br>December 6 Minneapolis, MN @ Barfly *<br>December 7 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean *<br>December 8 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary ^<br>December 9 Toronto, ON @ Baby G ^<br>December 10 Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo ^<br>December 11 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus ^<br>December 12 Boston, MA @ O\u2019Briens #<br>December 13 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie #<br>December 14 Washington, DC @ Atlas Brew Works #<br>December 15 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 #<br>December 16 Atlanta, GA @ 529 #<br>December 17 Nashville, TN @ Dark Mttr #<br>December 18 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa #<br>December 19 Houston, TX @ Secret Group #\u00a0<br><br><em>*w\/ Fire-Toolz<br>^ w\/ METH<br># w\/Elizabeth Colour Wheel\u00a0<\/em><br><br>January 10 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red %<br>January 11 San Diego, CA @ Space %<br>January 12 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell %<br>January 13 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer %<br>January 15 Oakland, CA @ Elbo Room Jack London %<br>January 16 Eugene, OR @ Old Nicks %<br>January 17 Portland, OR @ High Water Mark %<br>January 18 Seattle, WA @ Substation %<br>January 19 Tacoma, WA @ The Plaid Pig %<br>January 20 Boise, ID @ RamaPong %<br>January 21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records %<br>January 22 Laramie, WY @ The Great Untamed %<br>January 23 Denver, CO @ High Dive %<br>January 24 Wichita KS, @ DIYMCA %\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>% w\/ Portrayal of Guilt\u00a0Artist <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Post-industrial duo Street Sects emerged with their pointed, dirge-ridden social commentary serial album \u2018Gentrification,\u2019 and the series is now nearing its close with its fourth <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" 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