Tom Waits Teams With Massive Attack On “Boots On The Ground”…The legendary Tom Waits returns with a new collaboration with Massive Attack in the form of a protest song called “Boots On The Ground”. You can watch the video and hear the song below:
This marks the first new song by Tom Waits in 15 years.
The video film is created by Massive Attack (working with US photo artist thefinaleye). This montage work portrays a momentous American epoch that is yet to be named, and comes in the aftermath of the largest public protests in American history, focused on opposition to ICE raids, the militarisation of domestic forces, and state authoritarianism.
The film quotes statistics and research by the following sources: American Immigration Council, American Civil Liberties Union, Inside Higher Ed, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, US National Library of Medicine, US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Privacy International, FactCheck.org. Viewers seeking further information or wishing to take action are encouraged to visit aclu.org, veterans-aid.net, immigrantdefenseproject.org, and freedomforimmigrants.org.
For more on Tom Waits, visit: http://www.tomwaits.com/
For more on Massive Attack, visit: https://www.massiveattack.co.uk/
