{"id":38233,"date":"2022-08-10T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38233"},"modified":"2022-08-01T22:53:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T02:53:20","slug":"meryl-streek-sign-to-venn-records-share-false-apologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38233","title":{"rendered":"Meryl Streek sign to Venn Records +\u00a0share \u2018False Apologies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dublin, Ireland based avant-garde punks\u00a0Meryl Streek<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>have announced that their signing to Gallows\u2019 label Venn Records\u00a0and will release their\u00a0debut album\u00a0&#8216;<em>796<\/em>&#8216;\u00a0on\u00a0November 4th, 2022. Alongside the news, the band have revealed\u00a0AA side single \u2018False Apologies\u2019 \/ \u2019Yesterday\u2019\u00a0which is out now\u00a0via all good digital service providers, and shows two very different sides of their politically-charged 21st century avant garde punk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the audio produced by\u00a0Dan Doherty\u00a0(Fontaines D.C., Damian Dempsey) at Darklands Audio Dublin, the stunningly cinematic and\u00a0atmospheric video for <em>False Apologies<\/em> \u200b\u200bwas directed by Peter Kingston in Dublin, Ireland, and\u00a0stars Irish actor Jack Galvin. A devastating condemnation of the shameful\u00a0Catholic church abuse scandal\u00a0in Ireland, penned following the findings of\u00a0The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, the album is an emotionally volatile and heart-wrenching collection of cutting edge punk that pushes genre boundaries whilst traversing extremely challenging political subject matter with aplomb and vitriol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the track and album, Meryl Streek says:\u00a0<em>\u201cFalse Apologies was a way to deal with my anger about the atrocities committed by the Catholic church against the young women and children of Ireland, specifically the mother and baby homes. Sadly not their only crimes, it made me sick that the government and church not only allowed this to happen but have actively tried to erase it from history. That in my mind is a step too far.\u201d<\/em> Watch the video clip for <em>False Apologies<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-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\/SXJrKhedWag?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe album is for anyone that has been affected by the church\u2019s actions and those that feel that the government not only mistreated them but took away their voice along with it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI&#8217;ve always been drawn to bands that say what they think loudly and clearly. I grew up hearing\u00a0A House,\u00a0Guernica\u00a0and\u00a0Sack\u00a0speaking their minds, the punk movement too. I&#8217;m coming from the same place but with melodies and pop music so hopefully people will stop and listen to what I\u2019ve got to say.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Debut album 796 will be released on November 4th, 2022 via Venn Records<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dublin, Ireland based avant-garde punks\u00a0Meryl Streek\u00a0have announced that their signing to Gallows\u2019 label Venn Records\u00a0and will release their\u00a0debut album\u00a0&#8216;796&#8216;\u00a0on\u00a0November 4th, 2022. 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