UK band, Bad Breeding, release their fourth album Human Capital, on July 8th via One Little Independent (UK)/Iron Lung Records (U.S.). Human Capital is released alongside a manifesto of sorts. Within the almost 2000-word essay, long-time collaborator Jake Farrell explains that “we are marooned on our islands of self-obsession by cultural forces that emphasise our differences, keeping us apart and suspicious of one another. It feels as though in recent years, especially during the immediate onslaught of austerity following the 2008 financial crisis, that the idea of community itself was under attack”.

“Every instinct in our body is primed to put ourselves first by the world we live in and sacrifice is by definition hard. Our muscles of solidarity have atrophied — withered away along with the big stories our societies used to tell themselves about the purpose of living. But there are still opportunities to exercise them again. We see examples of it all around us as people gather to place themselves between bailiffs and an eviction, give small, regular amounts of money to feed hungry people in their towns or use their time to tutor students who can’t afford the advantages of their peers. Perhaps the only benefit of the pandemic period is to prove that immense collective strength still exists in our communities.”

Bad Breeding
Humam Capital
Track listing
One Little Independent/Iron Lung Records

Community
Joyride
Prescription
Misdirection
Arc Eye
Human Capital
Nostalgia Trip
Red Flag Rising
Death March
Speculation
Straw Men
Rebuilding

Bad Breeding 2022 Live dates

06/07 UK Liverpool Quarry
07/07 UK Edinburgh The Banshee Labyrinth
09/07 UK Manchester Talleyrand
14/07 UK Nottingham Chameleon
15/07 UK London Moth Club
16/07 UK Bristol Crofters
22/07 UK Hastings The Crypt
23/07 UK Guildford The Boiler Room

Pre Order Human by Bad Breeding HERE