Rawls Royce confront chaos and leftist infighting on new single ‘May Days’

Toronto’s self-described “theory punk” band Rawls Royce return with ‘May Days’, a jagged, dance-punk gut-punch that weds academic disillusionment with urgent political fire. The single is the first taste of their forthcoming concept album ‘Across the Pyrenees’, which chronicles Canadian volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.

‘May Days’ takes direct inspiration from the 1937 clashes in Barcelona, where anarchists and communists turned on one another instead of the looming fascist threat. It’s a furious, sardonic indictment of leftist infighting, and a clear-eyed warning about repeating the same mistakes in today’s digital discourse wasteland. Sonically, it’s all wiry guitars, cathartic hooks, and a rhythm section built to move bodies as much as minds.