My best
way to describe Blitzkrieg Baby is as a spoken word version of punk rock. The lyrics aren’t really shouted or screamed
at you, but rather spoken in an assertive manner. It’s not like any other band you’ve heard
before because it just has qualities like them but nothing exactly like them.
The
lyrics weave stories of a bleak world, perhaps apocalyptic, perhaps right
outside your window. Children in the
army, public masturbation and forced smiles all come into play, but
realistically I could quote every single line and still not do them justice.
At
times, these songs are disturbing in the way that “Brick in the Wall” probably
scares young children, and at other times it can resemble dark wave and a band
such as Policenaut. Portions of this
can be hauntingly instrumental, or they can come out as straight up dark new
wave like New Order.
Regardless
of how you describe this, whether you even want to compare this with P.i.L. or
not, you need to admit to yourself that what is happening here is special. This is the dawn of a not too distant
future. This is the new world
order. And you can either embrace it or
be embraced by it.
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