Make The World Bad Again

Sean Taylor

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Cat No: STCD121

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Release Date: 05 February 2027

Label: Sean Taylor Songs

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 0053517203907

Genres: Folk Blues

Description

Sean Taylor's new album of resistance and of hope.
The world is broken but together we can change it. Love beats hate. Unity beats division. Multiculturalism beats racism.\u202FWe are many, they are few. 'Make The World Bad Again' is the album of love, friendship and resistance.
To quote Sean "It begins with an interpretation of Leonard Cohen's 'Everybody Knows'. I love this song. 'Everybody knows the fight was fixed, the poor stay poor, and the rich get rich'.
The Songs:- 'Let It Burn' is a song about trying to deal with depression. I have always drifted in and out of depression, and I cherish every victory.
'Hope' is a word we don't hear a lot in the world today. But, to quote the poet Charles Olson "What does not change is the will to change'. It matters to live in hope".
'Friend of Mine' is a song about the beauty of friendship. To have someone who is a friend for life and a soulmate is a special thing.'Woman' is a song of solidarity. In this era of incels and toxic masculinity we should celebrate our partners, sisters, mothers and friends.
'Whole Again' is a shout out to the lovers, dreamers and the warriors of truth and peace.\u202F The album title track is a raised fist against injustice. The title (and song itself) is a rejection of those who would make themselves great by oppressing others. 'Migrant Blues' was born out of an encounter at a blues jam. A musician wearing a 'stop the boats' t-shirt tried to join myself and the band for a song. We refused to play with him. The venue dealt with the situation brilliantly and the racist was removed. All music is a story of migration, the blues in particular. Culture opens borders. The recording features several other musicians who were also playing at the jam that day.
The final two songs on the album 'Home' and 'A Kiss from the Heart' are both love songs about the road and being away from home. There is a beautiful light installation by the artist Tracey Emin at St Pancras station that reads 'I want my time with you'. St Pancras station is often where my tour begins, and this line is referenced in a 'A Kiss from the heart'.
'Make The World Bad Again' is produced by composer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Rawson. Taylor lives in Brighton now and often jokes that there are two types of people in Brighton, musicians and yoga instructors. As he sums up "with that in mind, Paul is my next-door neighbour and making this album has been a special experience."
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