Enter Shikari – T.I.N.A
UK post-hardcore/electronicore band Enter Shikari are set to release their sixth studio album Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible on April 17th, and they have shared the album’s third track “T.I.N.A” (or There Is No Alternative).
Over their career, the band has incorporated many philosophical and economical themes into their songs, and “T.I.N.A” is no different. The phrase “There is no alternative” ties back to UK Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and 19th century liberal think Herbert Spencer, in regards to future progress only being possible through maximizing profit within the private sector.
Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds explains:
‘T.I.N.A.’, or ‘There Is No Alternative’ is a mantra we hear from many of those in positions of power as a way to halt any rethinking of how we organise our societies…We live in unprecedented times, the threat of catastrophic climate change as well as the current pandemic of Covid-19 prove that now is the time for big, broad and bold thinking. We believe humanity can do so much better. We need to think about what is possible. We ask everyone to join the conversation, not kill it“.
Regardless of where you stand, Enter Shikari are maintaining their hard-hitting, genre-bending sound on “T.I.N.A”. Bringing in warehouse-rave electronic beats and their signature post-hardcore energy, the new single is a great addition to their discography as they continue to evolve their sound.
Listen to the single below and head to their website to pre-order Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible. As well, the band aims to tour this fall across Europe (dates below).
Tour dates:
OCTOBER 2020
Thu 1 UKRAINE. Lviv – Fest Republic
Fri 2 UKRAINE. Kiev – Bingo Club
Sun 4 BELARUS. Minsk – Prime Hall
Mon 5 LATVIA. Riga – Melna Piektdiena
Tue 6 ESTONIA. Talinn – Helitehas
Thu 8 RUSSIA. Moscow – Adrenaline Stadium
Sat 10 RUSSIA. St Petersburg – A2 Green Concert
Mon 12 FINLAND. Helsinki – Tavastia
Tue 13 FINLAND. Tamprere – Klubi
Fri 16 SWEDEN. Stockholm – Fryhuset
Sat 17 NORWAY. Oslo – John Dee
Sun 18 SWEDEN. Gothenburg – Pustervik
Mon 19 DENMARK. Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
Wed 21 POLAND. Warsaw – Palladium
Thu 22 POLAND. Krakow – Kwadrat
NOVEMBER 2020
Wed 11 UK. Southampton – Guildhall
Thu 12 UK. Manchester – Victoria Warehouse
Fri 13 UK. Cardiff – Great Hall
Sat 14 UK, London – Alexandra Palace
Mon 16 UK. Middlesborough – Town Hall
Wed 18 UK. Edinburgh – Usher Hall
Thu 19 UK. Nottingham – Rock City
Fri 20 UK. Nottingham – Rock City
Sat 21 UK. Birmingham – 02 Academy
DECEMBER 2020
Tue 1 BELGIUM.Antwerp – Trix
Fri 4 GERMANY. Berlin – Columbia Halle
Sat 5 GERMANY. Cologne – Palladium
Sun 6 GERMANY. Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn
Tue 8 SWITZERLAND. Zurich – Xtra
Wed 9 GERMANY. Munich – TonHalle
Thu 10 GERMANY. Offenbach – Stadthalle
Sat 12 NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam – Melkweg
