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I’m sure that “May Days” from Rawls Royce was meant to celebrate the month of May and I know I’m a bit behind on that but don’t let my tardiness stop you from checking out this amazing song inspired by the Días de Mayo in 1937, when anarchists and communists in Barcelona decided to shoot at each other instead of the fascists.

Okay, that inspiration may feel a little dark, but I love how Rawls Royce twists it into something super positive and infectious. The song, as the band puts it, is “a reminder that when you’re too busy fighting your own side, you leave the door wide open for the real enemies to march in.” It’s a reminder that if we don’t get it together, history is going to continue to repeat itself, and I think that we can all agree that that’s not what we want. This message is driven home with the punchy, punk-style vocals that compete with the syncopated rhythm and instrumentation in the background to create a sound that is as infectious as it is perfectly abrasive. “May Days” is from ‘Across the Pyrenees,’ a new album from Rawls Royce that revolves around Canadian volunteers in the Spanish Civil War but touches on themes that will surely speak to you. Although not a history buff, Rawls Royce has given deep history lessons a super fun twist, so learn a little while raising your fist in the air to the anthemic sounds of this amazing band.

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