{"id":26207,"date":"2017-07-13T12:15:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T16:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26207"},"modified":"2018-05-21T17:43:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T21:43:46","slug":"humanities-announce-split-single-share-new-track-drone-war-data-nil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26207","title":{"rendered":"Humanities share new track &#8216;Drone War Data Nil&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26208\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ecff801cf2a4a7997a408c087be38205e134085a9bf74012f59512da61779544a4bb13403291f31f501534ebcaa64879d59db64cb6fccc4b889b9ad2bf034718.jpg?resize=625%2C469\" alt=\"Humanities\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ecff801cf2a4a7997a408c087be38205e134085a9bf74012f59512da61779544a4bb13403291f31f501534ebcaa64879d59db64cb6fccc4b889b9ad2bf034718.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ecff801cf2a4a7997a408c087be38205e134085a9bf74012f59512da61779544a4bb13403291f31f501534ebcaa64879d59db64cb6fccc4b889b9ad2bf034718.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ecff801cf2a4a7997a408c087be38205e134085a9bf74012f59512da61779544a4bb13403291f31f501534ebcaa64879d59db64cb6fccc4b889b9ad2bf034718.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ecff801cf2a4a7997a408c087be38205e134085a9bf74012f59512da61779544a4bb13403291f31f501534ebcaa64879d59db64cb6fccc4b889b9ad2bf034718.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ecff801cf2a4a7997a408c087be38205e134085a9bf74012f59512da61779544a4bb13403291f31f501534ebcaa64879d59db64cb6fccc4b889b9ad2bf034718.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>Humanities have announced that they&#8217;ll be releasing new music on a split-release. This is their first shared material since their debut EP in 2015. You can take a listen to t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heir first single lifted from it, <em>Drone War Data Nil<\/em>, via\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/u5664265.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=ZT4UYjul2rse1YsEDdO3H-2B19BvAGrjqjd316AIxNUJ0kNTfahtY4PVIdhkPpaRA-2BjSM-2B3Qp6dV5Z1LdsrrcU8sLW99H4Xd2qfKpBchx89gRyLORnRADxgqkFagHxMyK1_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXK4kYy6E-2FDhqgCy21e0sPIg3BHfh9mZxqNuQxnomCrYbdXRkm4AZdpZiBunMVCPqC3D7KTwJcgZOs9XGKjk5e1QH1eAF6wyRBMPBoQaIhGv0Vnz1TOJvHVd2MTJXDQfMpgYp0DTSKt7SjeMPq6EzJMyAYEmXrB6L-2FG9Ih9RcjTMCUowM8qajE0nCdNj8p6Rg7Vc09brfL9J2tUz2FdYH9O1AIVGPUrPJ-2BSXxT-2FYOl36g1GjNh5vQfz-2FnuyUf0Def1FDQngw4o-2BVOosWm2SeJDlaxR0AfyuVI81x4-2BWYsEbyFzt1OEA2BpUK2V04gjah65-2ByjAr6zdOf-2FZfJKVljYgYez14486ykzpreqnMA1o1PKUMCksk0GdQ6Qx8eH6RpYCk-3D\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/u>\u00a0below.<\/span><\/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%2F323532542&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=8e8e8e\"><\/iframe>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The split, titled &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Sun<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8217; comes out via Art of the Uncarved Block and marks the band&#8217;s first collaboration with fellow Toronto band <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2017\/06\/28\/low-sun-release-first-single-sun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Low Sun<\/a> who share their affinity for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dynamic late 80&#8217;s underground rock and making loud, expressive music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It will be out on July 13, 2017 in full.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Humanities&#8217; songs are responses to ugly realities of the contemporary world. <em>Drone War Data Nil<\/em> brings an ironic, yet humane dimension to the world of drone strikes. They asked ourselves to imagine the odd reality of weapons controlled by automated machines. Where is the human dimension? Obviously it resides in those who are the objects of the strike, but what about the anonymous figures on the other side of the screen? This song imagines a love letter as one way to expose the inhuman side of these &#8220;smart&#8221; weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can pre-order the split via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/u5664265.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=ILcZoX8c8KPS2JuFniantSwr-2FVmiMYRWnOsvT-2FtW431Da259GIku4N0Var8ikICH_9hXar9nv9t8gdQ9knYmuEMvwu8sLZ7JVe7L8KI-2BVoXK4kYy6E-2FDhqgCy21e0sPIg3BHfh9mZxqNuQxnomCrYbdXRkm4AZdpZiBunMVCPqC3D7KTwJcgZOs9XGKjk5e1QH1eAF6wyRBMPBoQaIhGv0Vnz1TOJvHVd2MTJXDQfMpgYp0DTSKt7SjeMPq6EzJMyAYEmXrB6L-2FG9Ih9RcjTMCUowM8qajE0nCdNj8p6Rg7XIJR28lLv1psNZh2-2BOY3Thpje3E55FoLdB5J-2FJjn1bVQs5z4KyM-2BJHTlkm5PGzoEcM-2F5Ih210fF8OHb-2BrShobqQ-2FRnDlgNs33iyFlnfZxEEqez8CQ65je-2FToUDPJTCaroAS1IxRlEuW3-2FSpDKzgY-2FVQmVZY9bX3x7Vhmi7-2F8MJlYHn7P8HiK5b4-2BdzmLT8fYA-3D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art of the Uncarved Block<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Humanities have announced that they&#8217;ll be releasing new music on a split-release. 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