{"id":2433,"date":"2024-05-26T15:16:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feedbackmag.co.uk\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2024-05-31T16:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T15:43:11","slug":"trying-to-do-more-than-make-myself-money-declan-welsh-on-using-music-as-a-tool-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/feedbackmag\/2024\/05\/26\/trying-to-do-more-than-make-myself-money-declan-welsh-on-using-music-as-a-tool-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to do \u2018more than make myself money\u2019: Declan Welsh on using music as a tool for change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Credit: GigsInSoctland.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Declan Welsh and the Decadent west<\/em><\/strong> are an indie-rock band formed in Glasgow, 2015. A staple in house-parties around the UK, Declan Welsh and the Decadent west produce high-octane guitar led music that is undeniably catchy and impactful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is more than meets the ears when their lyrics are concerned. Declan Welsh, is an advocate for human rights and his band\u2019s music reflects this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018 the band produced a song about the precarious humanitarian situation in Palestine, which went on to get air-time on Radio 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C69L3outL65\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C69L3outL65\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C69L3outL65\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Unite Hospitality Glasgow branch (@unitehospitalitygla)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh, has not stopped there; he told us how he plans on putting out a new song in support of Palestinians in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe one coming out next, <em>Walk A Mile In Gaza<\/em>, manages to channel my anger at the genocide fairly effectively I think.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming out on June 14th, all profits from <em>Walk A Mile In Gaza<\/em> will be donated to a fund that is sending surgeons to Gaza in response to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.\u00a0Welsh sincerely implored: \u201cPlease stream it and donate yourself if you can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh, being a staunch advocate for human rights, has shown a consistent effort in trying to write songs to spread awareness for their situation &#8211; and this isn\u2019t going to die down anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh also went on to critique the capitalistic music industry. His song Absurd, is in his own words &#8220;essentially an argument against the commodification of art dressed up in the aesthetics of commodified art&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further explaining his songwriting process, Welsh said: \u201cWe first and foremost make music that we like the sound of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen I want to try and do something with those sounds, something more than make myself money.&nbsp;\u201cSo, it\u2019s about creatively pushing yourself and trying to find a way to agitate alongside it,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/odl36Vq4yhE?si=goFoxGqzHki_LXYA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding a way to \u2018agitate\u2019 is something numerous bands and artists have done throughout the years: <strong><em>Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Creedence Clearwater Revival<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>The Cranberries<\/em><\/strong> amongst countless others have taken to the stage to support the \u2018downtrodden\u2019, criticise and hold governments and corporations to account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music has frequently been a powerful tool for protest. If you can write a song that\u2019s catchy and has a deeper meaning in support of a deserving cause it is a potent way to raise awareness for the issue in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also lends a greater purpose to your music. Try to tell a story, help people and raise awareness for causes you feel strongly about, and your music will always be important. It doesn\u2019t matter if you get one thousand streams or one million, if you are trying to help and contribute to something larger; people will recognise you for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band\u2019s depth of meaning continues even within their own name. Welsh said explaining the name:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe kind of alliteration and phonetic poetry of \u2018de we de we\u2019 &#8211; then its second meaning would be this kind of nod to leftism, by referencing a criticism of the west as this \u2018decadent\u2019 bourgeois empire, in my opinion, it is quite funny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common critique of Western civilisation, Welsh perhaps would like some of the West\u2019s decadence to be used to help, rather than line the pockets of the \u2018bourgeois\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outspoken and aware of the impact they can have for noble causes around the world, Declan Welsh and the Decadent West are not here to be heard, but listened to as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/feedbackmag_\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/feedbackmag_\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61558696118973\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@feedbackmag\">Tiktok<\/a> for more content!<\/em><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: GigsInSoctland.com Declan Welsh and the Decadent west are an indie-rock band formed in Glasgow, 2015. 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