@useless_modern_god Nope it’s English, it’s an Irish-Filipino production. Most of it is filmed in Ireland and there are some flashback scenes in the Philippines but they’re subtitled.

I like the movie, it goes in really surprising places. I haven’t seen another English-language horror movie covering global south labour exploitation so it deffo gets bonus points for that one.

@alternativenation

They are workers
Deliberately caged
Amidst hardship and hunger, suffering and pain
Until one day, befell in tragedy

Making a living but instead dying in living
in this ablazed “box” while imprisoned and buried
They turned into ashes inside a factory that became a “Furnace”

4/🧵 end

@alternativenation

Making a living but instead dying in living
in this ablazing “box” while imprisoned and buried
They turned into ashes inside a factory that became a “furnace”

Making a living but instead dying in living
in this ablazed “box” while imprisoned and buried
They turned into ashes inside a factory that became a “Furnace”

Bars in the windows
A lock on the door
Not criminal
But worse than a prisoner

3/🧵

@alternativenation

Translation from Tagalog taken from a Youtube comment by @chartreuse00000

“Pugon” (Furnace)

Bars in the windows
A lock on the door
Not criminal
But worse than a prisoner

They are workers
Deliberately caged
Amidst hardship and hunger, suffering and pain
Until one day, befell in tragedy

2/🧵

@alternativenation Strike Whilst the Iron Is Hot, a song on the same album, has more of the jangly guitar sound that I associate with Johnny Marr.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/4C7l00SLO1g

#TheSmiths #OrangeAndLemons #Alternative
#Filipino

@alternativenation

The song is about being unable to forget a lover, how he looks for them at night, and wondering how long he’ll have to wait until they’re together again in the course of his difficult life.

I haven’t heard much of this band but some songs seem to have an alternative 80s vibe, which explains why they’re playing the same show as Flock of Seagulls in Manila.

@decadentrebel Soft Kill has an extensive discography. I love a lot of their stuff but I have that issue where I can’t name their damn songs despite them being my 4th most played artist on last.fm. One of the best current post-punk bands imho.

@alternativenation

was I clairvoyant

@ForgetReddit @mounderfod The album is incredible, the lyrics are godawful, the band is mid.

I liked a few of their other songs here and there but nothing can compare to Turn On the Bright Lights.

https://kitschfork.podbean.com/e/03-new-york-doesn-t-care-interpol-turn-on-the-bright-lights/

Good podcast episode with the hosts reading the lyrics aloud and laughing at it. Also goes into the history of the band.

@Varyk It’s so good I swear. They don’t have a lot of songs but it’s all amazing. Enjoy!

@kvn https://youtu.be/Yu5fRSbi5L8 This is another good Joy Division channeling track. It’s those vulnerable vocals man.

@psychicleaking I agree with @ZephyrXero , there’s a lot of other more consistent contemporary post punk bands. I strongly recommend Soft Kill, Sextile, Agent Side Grinder, ACTORS. In Letter Form reminds me a lot of early Echo & The Bunnymen but their vocalist has passed away 😭

@Tom @alternativenation

I listened to this and swore that this is some obscure gem from 1983 or something and to my surprise it’s released this year 😂 And the album is free on bandcamp! https://koridorzg.bandcamp.com/album/kroz-pukotine