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New MakeWar song, release date

Posted by Loren on October 12, 2019

New MakeWar song, release date
photo by David Toquica

MakeWar have shared "Sails" from their upcoming sophomore record Get It Together, their debut on Fat Wreck Chords. The new record drops on Nov. 1 -- also the first day of The Fest 18, where they are scheduled to play.

Vocalist/guitarist Jose Prieto speaks to the originals of "Sails:"

Sails is probably the happiest song I’ve ever written. It’s about two people in love. They are both dealing with the daily grind, making ends meet, and dreaming about just quitting it all and escaping on a sailboat. Living life at sea. They deal with their daily grinds in different ways, together. It’s about doing what you love and not what you are supposed to, with a person that you love and supports you no matter what and vice versa. Life is a sailboat, and sometimes you need someone to steer the boat and someone to move the sail. You can do it alone. But it’s way more fun to do it together.

Watch the video below. 

2019 Tour Dates:

10/10/19 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
10/11/19 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/12/19 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/13/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

11/02/19–  Gainesville, FL @ The FEST 
11/07/19– Brooklyn, NY @ St.Vitus
 
Get It Together: track listing:
1. Hopeless Dreamers
2. My Bones
3. No Excuses
4. Squeeze
5. No Mas
6. American Futbol
7. Sails
8. Inmunda Realidad
9. Oh, Brother
10. Hands on the Tyrant
11. Get It Together 

New MakeWar song, release date
photo by David Toquica

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