{"id":33871,"date":"2020-04-04T12:15:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33871"},"modified":"2020-03-25T22:32:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T02:32:35","slug":"catholic-action-share-new-single-im-no-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33871","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Action share new single \u2018I\u2019m No Artist\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Glasgow&#8217;s kaleidoscopic garage rock band Catholic Action released their new album\u00a0\u2018Celebrated by Strangers\u2019 last week<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>via\u00a0Palo Santo Records. Now, they\u2019ve shared a new album single <em>I\u2019m No Artist<\/em><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new wave, futuristic beat drives the song\u2019s chaotic and cathartic resound as frontman Chris McCrory chants, <em>\u201cI don\u2019t feel creative \/ I\u2019m not great with words \/ Withhold your ideas \/ Don\u2019t sing with conviction \/ I\u2019m no artist.\u201d<\/em> Behind a fuzzed-out chorus and avant-garde guitar solos is a track where instinct and the masterful control of one\u2019s surroundings exist in unison. Listen to the track via YouTube below. <\/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\/i6IdGieqXH0?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>Unable to bring their rollicking live show to SXSW this year, the band was profiled in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&amp;id=ce1d559f3a&amp;e=3a430a552a\">NPR\u2019s Austin 100<\/a>\u00a0of artists they intended to see at the 2020 festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hypnotic, rib-rattling record is armed with politically pointed lyrical daggers and powerful arena-ready licks. Indebted at times to the progressive \u201870s influences of Eno, Fripp and Talking Heads, \u2018Celebrated by Strangers\u2019\u00a0is ultimately the sonic statement of a band inspired by the mire of the now, with a sense of humor, hope, change and proactivity. McCrory adds, \u201c<em>We\u2019ve made a record that embraces the negatives \u2013 both from a musical and social\/political standpoint \u2013 sees the humour in them and ultimately turns them into something positive; be that a better outlook, or progressive political action.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Glasgow&#8217;s kaleidoscopic garage rock band Catholic Action released their new album\u00a0\u2018Celebrated by Strangers\u2019 last week\u00a0via\u00a0Palo Santo Records. Now, they\u2019ve shared a new album single I\u2019m <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33871\" title=\"Catholic Action share new single \u2018I\u2019m No Artist\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":"On Culture Addicts: Catholic Action share new single \u2018I\u2019m No Artist\u2019","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,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[8752,9083,9082],"class_list":["post-33871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-catholic-action","tag-celebrated-by-strangers","tag-im-no-artist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/E17D425B-2E0C-451E-917C-B03E06500E52.jpeg?fit=1600%2C1092&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8Oj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33752,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33752","url_meta":{"origin":33871,"position":0},"title":"Catholic Action share new track \u2018Yr Old Dad\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Catholic Action are today sharing a brand-new track, Yr Old Dad, from\u00a0their fast-approaching new album \u2018Celebrated by Strangers\u2018.Where previous singles\u00a0One of Us and\u00a0People Don't Protest Enough\u00a0were pointedly political -\u00a0and February's\u00a0Another Name For Loneliness\u00a0revelled in slow-burn anthemia -\u00a0Yr Old Dad is something different from the band. 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