"Our EP is for everyone who isn’t here now due to the failures of the system; for everyone who is still here and missing their loved ones; and for everyone going through a tough time. The opening track on our EP – Dissolution – speaks about the damage of capitalism and how it feels to be trapped working a job that strips away your self-worth and damages your mental and physical health. We live in a society where many people spend their days struggling to provide a basic standard of living for their families while others are perfectly immune to this.
"As someone who lives with comorbid mental health conditions, as well as other physical health issues, I have often sought support from the NHS and wider health, care, welfare, and social support networks in UK. This support, treatment, and health tools and techniques that I have been taught have, at times, been vital in periods of poor health – and provided extra help on the first small steps to recovery during these periods. There is no doubt in my mind that I would not be here today without this and the care of those that I have been fortunate enough to interact with.
"People like myself, and others all over the UK who cannot afford private treatment, rely on these support networks to gain a foothold when things become too much or our conditions push us to breaking point. The blame for this neglect (and the continual erosion and decimation of these vital public health services) falls squarely on the Conservative government, the greed and capitalism they have sewn in society, and the last 12 years of budget cuts and underfunding.