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POPPY AJUDHA PLAYGOD

Written as a visceral reaction to the Alabama abortion bill, Poppy Ajudha eloquently channels her anger and frustration on 'PLAYGOD'. Appropriately heavy in places, the soulful track sees flickers of Ajudha's jazzy tendencies juxtaposed with dirty rhythm guitars, face-melting riffs and trashy cymbal crashes. She says of the song: "Abortion is still illegal in many countries around the world and is shamed in even more. I wrote this song when a group of men tried to pass an anti abortion bill in the state of Alabama, America. I was angry at how in every corner of culture and society across every inch of the earth, men try to play God, again and again. But I am amazed at how humans are built with so much resistance and resilience for good when we know something is wrong and will always fight against it. This song is an act of resistance to those who try to control that which is not theirs to be in control of." Lifted from her forthcoming album The Power In Us, 'PLAYGOD' is a moving teaser from what's sure to be a memorable debut. -Holly Mullineaux 

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