Militarie Gun are set to release their new album ‘God Save The Gun’ on 17th October via Loma Vista Recordings, introducing the project with lead single ‘B A D I D E A’ and an accompanying video directed by vocalist and primary songwriter Ian Shelton.
Speaking about ‘B A D I D E A’ and its visual, Shelton says, “I wanted to make a video that was a celebration of vices, a new iteration of yourself looking back at a moment you made a mistake while never truly reflecting. This was the most technically challenging video we’ve ever done, and it only fits a song spelling out the words ‘bad idea.’”
The album frames a period of personal reckoning for Shelton. “I’m well aware that being this vulnerable turns my personal trauma into a marketing hook for this album,” he says. “But I’m fine with it, if not provoking it. Over the past couple years, as I spoke about addiction from the perspective of someone affected by it, I became the one struggling with it. There’s a farcical logic to entering a situation, fully knowing the consequences, and doing it anyway – but that’s where my head was when I started leaning on drinking.”
The tracklisting for ‘God Save The Gun’ reads:
‘Pt II’
‘B A D I D E A’
‘Fill Me With Paint’
‘Throw Me Away’
‘God Owes Me Money’
‘Daydream’
‘Maybe I’ll Burn My Life Down’
‘Kick’
‘Laugh At Me’
‘Wake Up And Smile’
‘I Won’t Murder Your Friend’
‘Isaac’s Song’
‘Thought You Were Waving’
‘God Save The Gun’
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