[New Song Of The Week] Jordan Mackampa - Battlecry
Congo-born singer-songwriter Jordan Mackampa just released his second EP called Tales From The Broken. And somehow its most underrated track, is our favorite track. Battlecry has only 16.000 streams on Spotify so far and it’s so undervalued that we have to share a third party video on YouTube with you.
The lyrics encourage even the biggest couch potato to get up and join his movement. To paraphrase Mackampa: it’s about standing up for what your beliefs, don’t let yourself be silenced and coming together as a unity. A binding message which is more important than ever, considering the Trump-era we live in right now. If any trade union is still looking for an anthem for their next tv ad, then this should their your first choice. We also see great opportunities for placements under war-related movie or video game trailers. Production has been taken care of by Matt Ingram, who’s been at the start of careers from Florence + the Machine, Laura Marling, and Lianne La Havas, so all the big indie names that matter. We’re pretty convinced that Jordan can be added to this list in the near future. You could’ve seen him in a church last weekend as one of the highlights at The Great Escape, but in case you missed that... (you weren’t the only one, there was a line in front of the venue)... he’s touring the UK the next two weeks, playing some UK summer festivals like Barn On The Farm, and doing a Dutch gig at the 7 Layers festival this fall. Can you hear the people coming? Enjoy!