As agit-folk punk rockers go the Levellers were never the angriest, preferring to reflect an everyman view of injustice that struck a chord with many rather than the militant few. Their weapon was indeed the word, and they would change the world with a smile on their lips and a jig and reel stirring in their hearts.
Naïve? Maybe. Lacking in passion and commitment? Never.
Over the intervening eighteen years from their debut they spread the word far and wide. Never flagging, never faltering, and continuously wearing their hearts on their sleeves for audiences across the world.
Sadly those years were not always kind, and those listening ebbed and flowed.
Life got in the way of the message. Mortgage payments, kids, bills and the minutia of life distracted many from seeing the bigger picture. Avarice fought for control and an apathetic world capitulated. The message of unity and equality that the band were putting forth was starting to fall on deaf ears it seemed.… more »

As agit-folk punk rockers go the Levellers were never the angriest, preferring to reflect an everyman view of injustice that struck a chord with many rather than the militant few. Their weapon was indeed the word, and they would change the world with a smile on their lips and a jig and reel stirring in their hearts.
Naïve? Maybe. Lacking in passion and commitment? Never.
Over the intervening eighteen years from their debut they spread the word far and wide. Never flagging, never faltering, and continuously wearing their hearts on their sleeves for audiences across the world.
Sadly those years were not always kind, and those listening ebbed and flowed.
Life got in the way of the message. Mortgage payments, kids, bills and the minutia of life distracted many from seeing the bigger picture. Avarice fought for control and an apathetic world capitulated. The message of unity and equality that the band were putting forth was starting to fall on deaf ears it seemed.
However the fire never flickered out and neither did the message.
Now as we appear to be on the cusp of an Orwellian nightmare on a global scale, The Levellers have returned to hold a mirror up to reflect what ails the world, and to ask us all if are we going to be part of the problem, or part of the solution.
Letters from the underground is a prime example of how sometimes we have to look backwards to move forwards. In a glorious fashion they've revisited the days of Weapon Called The Word and created a stronger and more direct anti establishment message for us to consider. The almost four years since they were in the studio last hasn't seen them resting on their laurels, but rather it's been time spent gathering their strength to record what may one day be considered the best album of their careers.
Every song resonates with the truth. There are no grey areas here. Just lyrics that engender empathy from deep within our hearts, because deep down we know what is right and what is wrong and the Levellers are simply keying into that.
It's time for us all to start listening again. Time to wake up, time to take the blindfold from our eyes, time to slip the Levellers on and decide what side of the fence you are on.
Saying that this is inspirational doesn't do it justice. The truth never goes out of fashion.