# Brighton, UK Punks HARKER Release Raging Protest Anthem “Medicine”

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/brighton-uk-punks-harker-release-raging-protest-anthem-medicine/
- Published: 2023-08-21T14:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Brighton, UK Punks Harker Release Raging Protest Anthem “Medicine”**

[**Stream On DSPs**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d17987393.46213.1.a292856a7f26d2fea3b941c3493b6c6f&umid=90a56053-65ff-4c18-8273-b9a3410752ea&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-bec806a19001d7e7bd86a62f74581d7bcf1e8569)

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_“Coming in fierce with raucous, frantic punk energy their sound changes and shifts
as the song progresses. Combining a noise that is raw with big riffs and exhilarating
impact with dreamy, psychedelic waves, the trudge of Nirvana-esque grunge and the
uplifting jangle of indie.”- _**_Click Roll Boom_**

[⌊Harker single cover⌉⌊Harker single cover⌉[

_“Exceptional…. a colossal slab of ear-appealing noise.”- _**_Thoughts Words Action_**

_“With a sound that scratches all of the right MTV’s 120 Minutes, circa 1994, spots,
Harker is a UK band after my own heart. The UK outfit reminded me of the same kind
of angsty melodic vibe groups like Samiam, Gameface, and Superchunk gave off, but
there’s also a nuanced dissonance to a lot of their material. Basically, Creation
Records would have probably been into them back in the day.”- _**_[No Echo](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d17987393.46215.1.839d69c87f2b0b2533e9a77d04a8bf31&umid=90a56053-65ff-4c18-8273-b9a3410752ea&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-c44ef00e69cd8a6c1b63642742a4cf809f5e0b73)_**

_“…harkens back to the glory days of ’90s fuzzed-out guitar rock, with a bit of ’
70s proto-punk thrown in as well.”- _**_[Consequence of Sound](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d17987393.46216.1.c3263fc7c1df6120b1bd256ddc72e0d7&umid=90a56053-65ff-4c18-8273-b9a3410752ea&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-19040e8d64a3fa880d96f62e5ffc9173249f9a49)_**

Brighton, UK punk rock powerhouse **HARKER** have released a new single titled **“
Medicine.”**

**Stream on [DSPs](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d17987393.46217.1.b03fcc1a462aff16ade031c82cac964b&umid=90a56053-65ff-4c18-8273-b9a3410752ea&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-ac81684769c48fb735f892892131665940b3f186)**

**Watch the video:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=tX–vJ7_RBw](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d17987393.46218.1.8701487757ad0eef36990f3c8b91e9f5&umid=90a56053-65ff-4c18-8273-b9a3410752ea&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-1c19a160682745d0c29d9d26c69384714bf12b2a)

Harker - Medicine (Official Video)

[⌊Harker - Medicine (Official Video)⌉⌊Harker - Medicine (Official Video)⌉
Watch 
this video on YouTube

The band says the track is inspired by, _“the current state of the UKs post lockdown
climate, ‘Medicine’ is a furious protest anthem pushing back against politicians
cashing out on the misery of working class people and capturing the anger of a country
currently rifting through a class struggle.”_

[⌊Harker⌉⌊Harker⌉[

Listen to [Harker](https://www.nyrdcast.com/tag/harker/)‘s other tracks: [Out The Window](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/05/brighton-uk-punks-harker-release-urgent-new-single-out-the-window/)
and [Wasting Time](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/04/harker-release-new-single-wasting-time/).

**More praise for Harker:** 
“…the first great punk record of 2018..”- **Alreadyheard**

“It’s a punk thriller. Harker are gifted. Their music highlights punk at its best.
Their honest heart-pullers are beautiful.”- **Punkanormal Activity**

“Reminded me of some of the early 1990s punk from the likes of Husker Du and The
Meat Puppets…”- **Punk Online**

“Don’t sleep on this album; you’re unlikely to find a UK punk album that hits this
hard for a while now.”- **The Soundboard Reviews**

“…infectious pop-punk tunes with teeth.”- **ThePunkSite **

“we get a real Seaway meets Jimmy Eat World vibe, and that’s one gnarly combo” –_**
MOSH**_

“a full fleshed-out ruckus punk rock assault” – _**Already Heard**_

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