It looks like Pussy Riot—the Russian feminist punk band who’ve served time for hooliganism, as if you could forget—is tackling even more social justice issues, and we couldn’t be more impressed. Earlier today, the band released the video for their first English language song, “I Can’t Breathe.”
Recorded during the anti-police brutality protests in New York City in December, both the video and the song are disturbing and visceral. The song contains pulse-like beats and a spoken recording of Eric Garner’s last words, and the video is one long shot of the Pussy Riot members being buried alive while dressed in Russian Police uniforms. It’s a piece of art, and a compelling reminder that those who abuse their state power are damning themselves alongside the lives they’ve taken in the name of so-called “justice.”
Watch the video below:
