Could we, as police warn, be in for a "summer of rage"? Perhaps if the Enemy have their way. To cheers from the 200-strong crowd in the Kingfisher pub in Corby, Northamptonshire, frontman Tom Clarke bellows: "This is for the BMW workers in Oxford who were given one hour's notice before being made redundant."
Economically depressed Corby's not on most groups' itineraries, but the Coventry trio make a point of reaching parts that others won't. Their 2007 debut We'll Live and Die in These Towns was feted for its social commentary and their recently-concluded Small Towns tour saw them preview material from next month's follow-up, Music for the People. The buzz about it is building: the production values are huge, and boom times have turned to bust, giving their message the utmost relevancy.
Watford punks Gallows are also about to unleash a state-of-the-nation address called Grey Britain, but the surprising thing is that more acts aren't following suit. Clarke believes he knows why: "They're either thoughtless, stupid, or they've disappeared up their own arses."
*Source: Observer Music Mag - Going For Broke, by Sarah Boden
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