1. GOJIRA - FORTITUDE
On May 1, a march in Sydney for International Workers' Day brought the fight for jobs and climate together, but days later, the Australian government announced it was using $2.3 billion of taxpayers' money to keep oil refineries open. On May 19, it said it would use a further $600 million of public funds to build a gas-firedpower station, after the private sector refused to sink money into such a risky project. The same day, the world’s largest iceberg broke off Antarctica. Articulating the global climate anguish was the hugely melodic new album from French metal band Gojira. Singer Joe Duplantier, who would find his hands covered in oil after playing on the beach as a kid, said the band wanted the album “to express something that would empower people and inspire them”. He dubbed it a call for “civil disobedience”, designed to invigorate listeners into action. LISTEN>>>