Norway’s Sløtface share ‘Sink or Swim‘, a meditative track and video that looks into the effects of climate change in intimate, personal detail. The song is coupled with lyric video visuals, highlighting the work of Rich Horner and Caroline Power, who have been documenting the littering of oceans for years, specifically the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The band have been outspoken about the crisis, taking action in a myriad of ways. They protested Nordic Mining at Førdefjorden which was filmed for their 2016 ‘Sponge State‘ music video. They also performedat The Climate Crisis Protest in Oslo earlier this year.

Written while on tour during an unnaturally warm period, the new song is, as front person Haley Shea explains, “about the desperation that comes when I think about climate change. It’s supposed to be an honest description of how I’m definitely not doing enough to stop it, and how it feels so massive and difficult, but at the same time it in part comes down to lots of small and every-day choices.”

Guitarist Tor-Arne Vikingstad adds: “I’ll be forever envious of the courage of people like Greta Thunberg and organisations like Natur og Ungdom. I grew up with a parent generation that blamed youth for being apathetic and self absorbed, yet the same generation is condemning and mocking kids for standing up for their own generation. It is truly great to see the same people losing their minds over climate protests and Thunberg’s speeches. It’s finally something to separate us from our parents. Something that is ours. And that is pissing older people off worldwide. It’s the battle of our generation, and it’s an important thing to embrace.”