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'The hardest thing is to stay angry'
Artificially Yours lead protagonist and vocalist CHAT talks to Mik Sabiers about music, politics, technology and challenging convention before the release of their new EP The Merger
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“CAPITALISM is failing all but the chosen few …” So shouts the opening line of the Artificially Yours manifesto, an all-capital letter tirade against consumerism, convention and the cult of celeb reality.
No surprise then that the title track of their new EP The Merger is so uncompromising.“I want people to stop and go: 'What was that?'” says Chat. “It is a bit different. We may not be polished, but I like that. It is rough and ready and dark and noisy as hell.”
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