The Scottish indie pop group dropped the music video for their new track “If They’re Shooting at You,” from their upcoming 11th studio albumA Bit of Previouson Thursday, showcasing images both heartbreaking and uplifting of Ukrainians living life amid Russia’s invasion.
The septet also pledged all proceeds from the song toRed Cross, while urging fans to donate to the organization’s efforts for Ukraine viaBandcamp. There, the U.K. government will match proceeds until March 18 through a joint appeal with the Disasters Emergency Committee.
“When the situation in Ukraine first started to happen it became clear that the lives of the people there, and probably ‘ours’ too, were never going to be the same,” frontman Stuart Murdoch said in astatement. “The band had just started rolling out tracks for our new album, and it all felt a bit silly to be honest. We had one track called ‘If They’re Shooting At You,’ it’s a song about being lost, broken and under threat of violence.”
“The key line is ‘if they’re shooting at you, kid, you must be doing something right.’ We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and hope that their pain and suffering can be brought to a halt as soon as possible. We got in touch with various photographers and creatives in Ukraine and they generously said that we could put their pictures to music. In creating this, we aspire to show a hopeful, defiant side, as well as bringing an awareness to the plight of the people there,” he continued.
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“We think any way in which we can get behind Ukraine — politically, culturally, practically, spiritually — it must all add up in the end. Together we have to do what it takes to help Ukraine beat this tyranny,” Murdoch added.
Russia’sattack on Ukrainecontinues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades.
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With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyycalled for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
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Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and that he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Zelenskyy has vowed not to bend.
“Nobody is going to break us, we’re strong, we’re Ukrainians,“he told the European Unionin a speech in the early days of the fighting, adding, “Life will win over death. And light will win over darkness.”
source: people.com