Taken from their debut album, 'Surrounding Structures', due out April 30th on Fuzz Club

French post-punk trio Veik are today releasing ‘Political Apathy’, the second single to be lifted from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Surrounding Structures’, due out April 30th. Centred around vintage analogue synths and abrasive instrumentation, the band’s sound is rooted in the experimentalism of Krautrock and No Wave. New single ‘Political Apathy’, out today with a video, is driven by sticky synthesiser sequences, biting post-punk guitars and a doubling-up of drum machine and live drums. You can stream the video below.

Talking about the inbound LP, Veik state that the ‘Surrounding Structures’ of the album’s title are a reference to both the “physical and social structures that surround us, and how they shape us as individuals and collectives. It’s not a political album per se, but a way to address that question from different scales of observation, by telling stories and by integrating our own experiences and reflections into our sound.” Inspired by the unrest that has unfolded in France in recent years, particularly the Yellow Vest protests, ‘Political Apathy’ is the most overtly political cut from the album.

On the track, drummer and vocalist Boris Collet (drums/vocals) explains that “Political Apathy tells the story of a guy at home who observes a dissonance between his beliefs (or at least what he thinks his beliefs are) and their lack of concrete implementation and action. Implicit in the song are the Yellow Vest protests in France, which the character in question watches from his window. It’s not a protest song, it’s an introspective awakening song for indolent people.”