21 June 2019 - 0 Comments

The third instalment of Troy Kingi’s aspirational 10|10|10 Series (ten albums in ten genres in ten years), Holy Colony Burning Acres featuring a new incarnation of his band the Upperclass, delves into the dark corners of worldly Indigenous politics, namely colonisation and its (c)rippling effects on today’s social climate.

A stark contrast to the space psychedelia of Kingi’s sophomore offering Shake Your Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron, Holy Colony Burning Acres is a motivated commentary on Indigeneity wrapped in an electrifyingly 70's-styled deep roots/reggae offering reminiscent of such bands as The Abyssinians, The Upsetters and The Congos.

A hard-hitting exploration of major issues facing Indigenous peoples all around the world through Kingi’s distinctive sonic quality, vocal style and poetry, all underscored with empathic Marley-inspired political consciousness.

First single Babylon Grows is out today on all DSPs with album closer Truganini being released as an unofficial B-Side.

Inspired both thematically and sonically by the innovative reggae from the 1970's, Babylon Grows' politicised lyrics directly address "the man", oppression and the price of life with a sparse, dark and dubby rhythmic track, with a cameo by Cuban folk singer-songwriter Domingo Candelario.

Truganini celebrates the life of the woman widely considered to have been the last full-blooded Aboriginal Tasmanian. Troy says of the single"Her struggles and her enduring strength is a great metaphor for all Indigenous people around the world. All the shit that our ancestors went through and yet here we are still standing, and we’ll continue fighting for our people, for our land, for our culture – that fight never leaves, because our ancestors live in us." Opening with a traditional Aboriginal voice/chant, Troy took the sparse percussive Nyabinghi  essence of songs like Bob Marley's Selassie Is The Chapel or Rastaman Chant to lend Truganini a true earthy spirituality’, the perfect accompaniment to Troy's clear and soulful voice.

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