{"id":24426,"date":"2017-02-17T17:15:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T22:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24426"},"modified":"2017-02-16T20:29:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T01:29:55","slug":"empty-lungs-release-new-single-dont-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24426","title":{"rendered":"Empty Lungs release new single &#8216;Don&#8217;t Get It&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Empty Lungs have released\u00a0their new single Don&#8217;t Get It via\u00a0Soundcloud\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F285355406&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=6d6b69\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The song is basically a &#8220;fuck you&#8221; to a culture that warps young people into thinking that self-image and selfishness are the core values of our modern society. Those kinds of attitudes create an atmosphere that alienates anyone that doesn&#8217;t fit the mould. The youth culture that we love revolves around tolerance, art, activism and social change. Unfortunately, these aren&#8217;t the dreams being sold to many of us.<\/p>\n<p>It definitely hasn&#8217;t been an easy road so far, but grit and determination to create something positive and unique are instilled in us. They\u00a0all grew up in Belfast, Ireland at the tail end of a divisive 35 year conflict. So after losing members, losing jobs, and a near death experience, their energy and loyalty to the band was only bolstered.<\/p>\n<p>When they\u00a0recorded the songs on their &#8216;Don&#8217;t Get It&#8217; EP, it seemed like a re-birth for the band. Their second guitarist of 3 years had just left but the three of them\u00a0are like a family unit after everything they&#8217;ve been through together and they think that shines through in the songs.<\/p>\n<p>The full three song EP is out in March 10 via\u00a0Hidden Pony Records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Empty Lungs have released\u00a0their new single Don&#8217;t Get It via\u00a0Soundcloud\u00a0below. &nbsp; The song is basically a &#8220;fuck you&#8221; to a culture that warps young people <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24426\" title=\"Empty Lungs release new single &#8216;Don&#8217;t Get It&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[5893,5894,438,5895],"class_list":["post-24426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-dont-get-it","tag-empty-lungs","tag-ep","tag-hidden-pony-records"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/afa03063a73a4b34bffc1691_1220x812.jpg?fit=1220%2C812&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6lY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24664,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24664","url_meta":{"origin":24426,"position":0},"title":"Empty Lungs release video for &#8216;Don&#8217;t Get It&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Belfast, Ireland punk trio\u00a0Empty Lungs have shared the video is for lead single Don't Get It, which is off the band's upcoming EP of the same name, out\u00a0March 10\u00a0via\u00a0Hidden Pony Records.\u00a0Watch the video\u00a0via YouTube below. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=280xryJIL18 The band's thoughts on the video: \"The concept is based around the feeling of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Empty Lungs","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/afa03063a73a4b34bffc1691_1220x812.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/afa03063a73a4b34bffc1691_1220x812.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/afa03063a73a4b34bffc1691_1220x812.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/afa03063a73a4b34bffc1691_1220x812.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/afa03063a73a4b34bffc1691_1220x812.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39605,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39605","url_meta":{"origin":24426,"position":1},"title":"Naked Lungs share new single \u2018River (Down)\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Irish four-piece noise-punk band Naked Lungs share their new single River (Down). 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