FEET announce third album, Gung-Ho

Gung-Ho follows FEET's 2024 album Make It Up, with "Slowly", a song described as an "exercise in British impatience", landing as the first glimpse into the new collection of songs. "I'm fed up with the 'how long's a piece of string' explanation to why developments in our country are dragging to an impossibly slow pace," says vocalist George Haverson. "It seems bad actors and career politicians get paid and get out quicker than we can fill in a pothole. From HS2 to Brexit, I can't help but watch inconceivable amounts of money get thrown into the void of 'progress' without tapping my watch." Produced by Ali Chant, Gung-Ho sees the band continue to channel a sound built on unruly guitar music and deadpan humour as they examine the modern age's enthusiasm to leap into the future without thinking about what will be left behind. Across the songs, FEET explore how we turn everyday disappointment into entertainment, and what happens when watching and laughing becomes a substitute for taking part, questioning where the lines blur between optimism and self-deception. "I think the fear around technology replacing people is partly misplaced if we've already removed human instincts and compassi...