Outernational
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“Channelling the radical stance and the disregard for stylistic parameters that were a hallmark of the Clash, New York City’s Outernational is hellbent on restoring righteous indignation to rock and roll through a propulsive, ska-inflected attack.”
- The New Yorker
“These boys are the next big thing... They are an incredible mix of hard-rock, hip-hop, and world music. They mix politics and dance music in the best way, much like The Clash did.”
- BBC Radio
“Coupled with dynamic rhythms that somehow flow together like streams of water, their ripped-from-the-headlines lyrics of liberation struggle had the audience literally—at least in the case of one wild fan in a Mexican wrestling mask—hanging from the rafters.”
- The Village Voice
“A world-music Rage Against The Machine. Outernational uncompromisingly tells the truth, and they paint a picture of the world the way they see it and a way that we don't hear on the radio and television as much as people need to.”
- Tom Morello
OUTERNATIONAL RELEASE EP PRODUCED BY TOM MORELLO - #115 on CMJ CHART
40 DATE AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED – TO PLAY PHILLY Feb 27, Mar 7 & Mar 28
February 24, 2010 (New York, NY)
Outernational’s new EP, “Eyes on Fire,” produced by Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, has just been released. Morello is also featured on vocals and guitar on the EP’s “Fighting Song.” The EP precedes a national tour commencing on February 11th in Philadelphia and followed by a full-length album this Spring, also produced by Morello.
Coming straight out of New York City, and in a context of growing despair, alienation, and yearning, Outernational is making revolutionary art in this moment and ushering in a new spirit of defiance and liberation among the youth and in Rock. In December, on the eve of Obama’s announcement of his escalation of the war in Afghanistan, Outernational responded with a sharp and provocative music video for their track “Sir No Sir.”
Speaking to the reality that confronts those who will fight Obama’s war, lead singer Miles Solay sings:
Your planet’s burning war and torture’s madness
Bodies burning, whole countries torn to bits
First you’re cannonfodder, now you’re accomplices
I can see the scars from your arms to your conscience
“Channeling the radical stance and the disregard for stylistic parameters that were a hallmark of the Clash, New York City’s Outernational is hell-bent on restoring righteous indignation to rock and roll through a propulsive, ska-inflected attack. The group is currently performing material from its new EP, “Eyes on Fire,” which was produced by Tom Morello, the similarly inclined string-bender from Rage Against the Machine.”
The New Yorker - December 7, 2009