With it seeming like every day I wake up and have to bin yet another vinyl because the artist is accused of all manner of things (ahem Marilyn Manson), it seems the messages in IDestroy’s tracks are more relevant as ever. Petting Zoo is the recent single from the infectious trio and sits comfortably at the front of the album, letting us know from the get-go what these girls are all about. Drastically reminding blokes to keep their sweaty, disgusting, unwanted hands away from girls at gigs is a hobby of mine, and I hope every time it happens in the future, I can blast this song in their stupid face with a 20 ft speaker.
I feel this record has summed up how myself and many, many other girls feel. Petting Zoo was written after Bec was groped twice in a matter of months, first on a hiking trip, next in a nightclub. “The club was the final straw,” says Bec (vocals and guitar). “A mixture of emotions overcame me – shock, anger, violation. Most startling was the confusion and helplessness I felt. What do you do in that situation? ‘Petting Zoo’ is for everyone who’s had enough, who is tired of being leered at, sexualised and touched without consent.”
Read the full review at Louder Than War HERE
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