As the second single taken from their forthcoming album, ‘The Day Homo Sapiens Destroyed The Earth’ (out this Autumn), ‘My Country’s Like a Broken Pen’ offers another fierce taste of what’s to come.
What sounds like a full-scale band assault is, in reality, powered by duo Wasps vs Humans (WvHs), creating a thunderous, uncompromising wall of sound.
‘My Country’s Like A Broken Pen’, released Friday April 10th, is an anthemic state-of-the-nation rallying cry. Grinding post-punk electronics collide with driving rhythms and hard-hitting urgency. It’s uplifting yet confrontational, a soundtrack for a country unravelling; a failing government, where ordinary people are left behind. Progress has never felt so hollow; like the broken pen abandoned in a drawer, the system no longer works, yet we’re still expected to write our future with it.
With a reputation on the live circuit for their high-octane performances, punk/folk outfit WvHs are an anarchic mix of drums, bodhrán, whistles, punk poetry, songs and beats. A sonic assault, their brand of punk folk energy delivers a dark take on life’s expectations, dealing with disappointment, inner-city crime, and an obsessive, fame-craving culture, served with a huge dollop of desperation and humour.
Initially a solo project, WvHs punk poet/drummer, Carl Antony Plover has opened for the likes of John Cooper Clarke, Whipping Boy, and a daring opening set for Mark E Smith’s ‘The Fall’. He has released an album and single with 80’s Avant Garde band 4,000,000 Telephones, with critical acclaim in the UK national press and making the playlist on BBC radio’s John Peel show.
Having partnered up with musician wife Linda Plover since 2024, WvH’s are constantly expanding their sound, whilst their live shows continue to surge with intensity; electronic beats fuse with distorted guitars; poems are screamed straight into your face, alongside post-punk hooks that get under your skin.
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