The Blinders - Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath
Released less than two years ago, The Blinders’ debut album Columbia was a rip-roaring glimpse into a quasi-parallel world, a dystopia which nonetheless appeared eerily familiar.
Subtle references to the twin disasters of Trump and Brexit abounded, it both a timeless piece of work and a capturing of the zeitgeist.
Now we find ourselves further ensconced into this dystopia than even Messrs Trump and Johnson could surely have envisaged; once regarded as part of delusional fiction, facemasks are (due to be) a common sight in day-to-day life, while the powers that governments across the world have granted themselves leave progressives despairing still more, to say nothing of the non-political issues facing the world.
And so, whilst it’s unlikely to be a moniker they truly enjoy, the trio from Doncaster-via-Manchester continue to release prescient music.