“Trickle” is a song about corporate greed, capitalism, class solidarity, and taxing the rich. 

Over the last several decades, there has been a massive transfer of wealth to the richest of the rich. We’re not talking about doctors and lawyers rich, we believe working people deserve to make a fair living. We’re talking about the parasitic ultra-wealthy, who are hoarding more wealth than they could ever possibly spend. 

Record profits are stolen wages. Some of the largest companies in the world refuse to pay their full time workers enough to sustain a life with dignity. That’s why we’re using this release to tell our story of unionizing under Teamsters Local 817 and winning our first contract as Location Scouts for Film and TV. We hope that our successful organization will inspire workers everywhere to rise up and demand their fair share. We encourage all workers to join a union, form a union, or support a union.

We stand with striking workers everywhere who are demanding their fair value be recognized by the owner class. The most effective way to fight corporate greed is to join our working siblings in solidarity. Regular people everywhere are demanding their fair share of profits. They know that they provide all of the value these companies have. Without workers, these businesses are worthless. 

There’s more than one way to “take the most dangerous weapon away” and that’s why we’re also calling for a 90% tax for annual income over $10,000,000. This needs to be recognized as the generous proposal that it is. No one can spend that much money, they can only reinvest it and continue to exploit more people for their own gain. That’s not right. 

In the 1950’s, the working class was thriving under Republican President Eisenhower and his progressive tax plan. A single income could easily purchase a home and provide for an entire family. This American Dream has been stolen from us. From 1953-1961, the top marginal rate was at 91%. It is time to reinstate this as the norm in American society. 

Tax the rich.

Produced and Engineered by Nelson Antonio Hernandez-Espinal
Co-produced by Locations
Recorded at Overlook Studio, Neversink, NY + Home, Brooklyn

Mixed by Matt Bayles at Red Room, Seattle, WA
Mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering, Seattle, WA

Art/creative direction by Judgepunk
Patrick O’Hala, Associate Producer

Locations is:
Niko Rummell, Guitar/lead vox
Thomas Whidden, Drums/Lead vox
All other instruments were shared

www.instagram.com/locationstheband/

Trickle

Alternative rock duo Locations releases new single “Better Days” while calling for fans to take action with environmental group Extinction Rebellion

LOCATIONS is a genre-bending alt-rock duo from Brooklyn, NY with Niko Rummell on guitar/lead vox and Thomas Whidden on drums/lead vox. Their band name comes from their shared day job, both Rummell and Whidden are Teamsters Local 817 Location Scouts for film and TV. 

“Better Days” was written remotely over Facetime in Brooklyn during the early days of the pandemic. The softer opening of the song gives the band space to explore feelings that most of us shared during that time, loneliness, depression, isolation, and a feeling of helplessness in the face of a catastrophic worldwide event. 

Locations is harnessing those feelings to take aim at the climate and ecological crisis, which stands as the defining crisis of our time, leaving the majority of individuals feeling powerless and posing a dire threat to all life on Earth. The band uses every new release to highlight an issue that they care about and an action their fans can take. To date, they have partnered with Represent Us (Anti-corruption) and The Campaign for NY Health (Universal Healthcare).

This Summer, the band is embarking on the “No New Oil Tour” in collaboration with Extinction Rebellion NYC. But this is not your ordinary music tour. 

Locations wants you to get out in the streets along with Extinction Rebellion (also known as XR) to demand the US government and the “big four” banks put an end to all new fossil fuel projects. The band will kick off the tour with a single release performance for “Better Days” at Alphaville in Brooklyn this Friday 6/9 presented by Bands Do BK. 

From 6/20 - 6/24, Locations and XR will be co-hosting daily events, including 1 hour sit ins/meditations and a massive flyering festival at McCarren Park in Williamsburg. The meditations are part of a weekly XR action, and the June 24th outreach event is designed to actively engage with and reach out to individuals who are interested in participating in the climate movement and seeking opportunities to get involved.

The band shares:
“The window for climate action is rapidly closing. To limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7 °F) and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, an immediate halt to new fossil fuel projects is imperative. The consequences are dire, with over 1 billion people at risk of displacement within the next 30 years. No action being taken threatens the collapse of our vital security pillars, including food and water resources, exacerbated conflicts, and destabilized economies.”

“We must mobilize massive, disruptive, nonviolent actions NOW. Whether you have an hour, an afternoon, or even just a few minutes. We have ways that you can help, and we need everyone in this fight. Join us!”

Locations will be dropping their second EP in October of 2023 and embarking on a multi-week US tour. Produced by Nelson Antonio Hernandez-Espinal of Stuy (formerly Stuyedeyed) and reuniting with mixing extraordinaire Matt Bayles (Minus the Bear, Botch, Mastodon), the highly anticipated sophomore effort is a cohesive assessment of the constructs trapping the working class with an endless sonic range. 

“Amplify our message and help us grow the movement. We’re powerless alone, but together we can actually change the fucking world.”

“Better Days” is streaming everywhere

Produced and Engineered by Nelson Antonio Hernandez-Espinal
Co-produced by Locations
Recorded at Overlook Studio, Neversink, NY + Home, Brooklyn

Mixed by Matt Bayles at Red Room, Seattle, WA
Mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering, Seattle, WA

Art/creative direction by Judgepunk
Patrick O’Hala, Associate Producer

Locations is:
Niko Rummell, Guitar/lead vox
Thomas Whidden, Drums/Lead vox
All other instruments were shared

https://www.instagram.com/locationstheband/

Locations - Better Days

Locations is once again using our latest release to promote a cause we believe in and an action our fans can take. We encourage you to reject the “Good Ole Same Ole” when it comes to political corruption and get involved at the grassroots level to push for change. @ the bipartisan anti-corruption pro-voter movement, is fighting for the policies to fix the American political system.

These policies include:

Ending the influence of money in politics

Making elections accessible and secure for all

Implementing ranked choice voting

Enforcing term limits to end career politicians

Ending partisan gerrymandering

Expanding voter registration

Challenging the two-party duopoly

Last week, Congress reintroduced The Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA) which eliminates barriers to voting, outlaws gerrymandering, limits the influence of dark money in elections, and makes Election Day a national holiday. RepresentUs has joined the Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD), a coalition of 260 pro-democracy organizations, in urging Congress to immediately pass the FTVA.

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Locations is an alt-rock duo from Brooklyn, NY. They’re on a mission to unite the working class through engaging music - literally. Each single is attached to an issue and an action, including tackling CORRUPTION, advocating for HEALTHCARE as a human right, and combating the CLIMATE CRISIS. Circle up and use your power - join LOCATIONS in the fight for a better world

Circle up and use your power! Join our email list and find more music here:
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