Jimmy Eat World have released a b-side track, ‘My Enemy’, as part of the ’30 Days, 30 Songs’ project.
“There are dangerous and very real consequences for using fear of “The Other” to motivate a potential electorate,” say the band of their contribution to the project. “While that’s nothing new in politics, what is newly alarming in context of the current presidential campaign is how seemingly effective that strategy has been for a certain candidate. That candidate used the low-hanging fruit of fearmongering to gain his initial momentum…and continues to employ variations of it to sustain his place. The only way to steel yourself against that kind of manipulation is to do the real self-work in discovering and letting go of your own fears. While that pursuit is difficult because it means fighting against your own ego, it remains worth the effort – not just for what it can do for us as individuals but even more for what it can do for our collective society. Are you willing to accept that maybe, just possibly what you feel as a threat, isn’t?”
Jimmy Eat World are currently in the UK on the back of their latest album,’Integrity Blues.’ You can see the dates below, along with a stream of ‘My Enemy’.
NOVEMBER
05 LONDON Troxy
07 DUBLIN Olympia Theatre
08 BELFAST Limelight
09 GLASGOW Barrowland
10 MANCHESTER Academy
19 BRISTOL O2 Academy
20 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
21 LONDON Forum