“All this time I thought you were a leader. It turns out you’re only a deleter.” The lead single off Grouplove’s upcoming fourth album “Healer” is a raucous boost of energy . I don’t even care who or what “Deleter” is about: With its heavy pulse and unrelenting beat, the song is a much-needed injection of sonic fuel. Lead singer Christian Zucconi belts a fierce, pointed, yet relatively vague critique on the failures of leadership without calling out any one “leader” in particular; rather, the portrait he paints is one that we, “the people,” may use for our redress:
There’s no two ways about “Deleter”: Grouplove’s first song of the decade is an explosive protest packed with passion and zeal, the kind of invigorating music that just might get folks up, out of their collective funk,
In the meantime, I’ll be patiently awaiting the full-on intensity of Grouplove’s new album Healer, out this March. With over a decade under their belt, it’s clear this band still has so much to say, and so many ways left to say it.
‘Healer’ available March 13th!
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