Brooklyn punk band Weeping Icon release their new single 'Two Ways', a sneering takedown of performative virtuosity from their upcoming EP Ocelli. Over pummelling drums and fuzzed-out guitars, the band adopt the voice of a man who attempts to have it 'two ways', saying the right thing but acting the complete opposite; 'You're right, I'll take your advice, I'll tell you what you want to hear'. Based on real encounters, the track cuts through this all too common facade and calls out those who seek to benefit and gain respect by presenting themselves as one thing whilst actively causing harm; "Two Ways’ is about people who want to appear virtuous in their public facing personality, but live a contradictory shadow life in which they do whatever they please, no matter how harmful their actions are to others. It’s told through the voice of a man named Todd (yes, that’s his real name!) who I encountered a few years back... I was truly in shock at how comfortable he was with his personality being stratified into two layers – the outward-facing kind, modern man, looking to learn from the necessarily rapid changes in society – and the sinister, selfish sadist beneath who believes in his own entitlement to act with impunity." Check out the video in which the band work as the crew on a mock Jeremy Kyle-style talk show. -Toby Evans-Jesra