Teenage Joans Share Single ‘INTIFADA’ in Support of Palestine
All proceeds raised from the single will go towards the UNRWA to assist and protect Palestinian refugees.
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Adelaide indie punks Teenage Joans have shared new single ‘INTIFADA’, a song that finds the duo standing in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
‘INTIFADA’, which is the Arabic word for rebellion or uprising, is a song addressing the genocide being committed against the Palestine people that acts as both a protest against the atrocities and an educational tool for those who don’t quite understand what is happening.
The independent release is only available via Bandcamp, with all proceeds from the song (and t-shirt that’s also for sale) going towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), who are helping to assist and protect Palestinian refugees.
”We are so incredibly heartbroken for the people of Palestine, who are losing their homes, their families, and their lives with such brutality. There really are no words to describe just how horrific the situation really is, and perceiving it all through our phones - the silence from the media and celebrities - it’s all so dystopian,” the band said in a statement on their Bandcamp page.
”We wanted to write a song about the subject because we feel it’s so important as a punk band to use our music to speak about important issues. Punk isn’t a genre, it’s a movement, it’s about standing up for human rights, and we stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and their right to live in peace.”
The band also posted a short excerpt of the song on Instagram (which you can hear above) with a caption encouraging their fans “to really listen to the song and the lyrics, stay educated on the topic, and donate if you can afford to do so.”
‘INTIFADA’ comes during what is shaping up as a huge year for Teenage Joans. The indie duo has already collaborated with UK singer-songwriter Frank Turner on his song ‘Girl from the Record Shop’, covered Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’ for triple j’s Like a Version and released the short film, The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest: The Film, which acts as a companion piece to their debut album of the same name.
Teenage Joans are also gearing up for a co-headline national tour with Between Me & You, kicking off in Adelaide at UniBar on Friday, August 9.
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