Kisu Min from Łódź, Poland mix an anthemic, introspective sound at the beginning of “Kurds.” But the song soon ramps up into an energetic modern equivalent to a mid-80s New Wave and post-punk sound. Think something like Big Country or O.M.D.. Fluttering synth, ethereal vocal melodies, crystalline guitar lines, buoyant rhythms all work together in a song about how Western powers, especially the USA, have basically abandoned the Kurds in various conflicts after pretending to be allies while seemingly casually neglecting the struggles of people in other regions of the world until there is some profit to be made but not on their behalf, but in the pursuit of economic interests. Of course economics mean zero without people but our species, especially those with power and wealth, seems to lack the ability to lean that basic fact and extrapolate from there. Kisu Min just put these kinds of ideas and the destructive fallout therefrom into a vibrant pop song that on the virtue of a catchy, bright melody alone could be on mainstream radio and playlists in the classic juxtaposition of lighthearted music with lyrics that don’t truck in vapid niceties. Watch the video for “Kurds” on YouTube and follow Kisu Min at the links below. The band’s album City of Revolution released on February 27, 2023.
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