Glam makes a comeback in the illusive, guitar-driven anthem “Gammon,” from the Cardiff collective, TELGATE. Old fashioned, glittery and all so proudly queer clashing. In the resounding ‘70s fuzz-wah guitar’s nostalgic hypnotic wash-off, the exhilarant track makes a disillusioned statement toward the current state of the British nation. The sound of glam rock is TELGATE’s sincere calling for change, a cynical reflection of current social dysfunction and division and an unapologetic statement of uniqueness and identity. Speaking up against right-wing agenda, “Gammon” is a song about uniting the working class people of Britain to revolt together, and it seems more than ever resonating to the current world.

TELGATE, the Aggro-Glam band, is taking the world by storm with its own brand of honesty, in-your-face performance and evocation. Vibing in between glam, psychedelic, post-punk and riot, the fiercely creative band is on a mission to channel every bit of their musical and theatrical talent into activism and art-making. Never afraid to be outspoken or loud or bizarre, the group uses its platforms to speak up on trans liberation, economic inequality and other political and socially conscious topics.

TELGATE is here to make a difference.

Speaking about “Gammon,” Capser James gave some more insight into the deeper message of the song. “How can I feel proud of a country that’s never felt proud of me? The only pride I feel is pride for my family who marched from the mines, pride for the resilience that my community has to continue to exist, pride towards their efforts to fight, to care for one another and to love while living within the chains of self-interested rulers who shift their sympathies towards profits rather than people.”

“Gammon is not a song to revolt against the working class people of Britain, it is a song calling for the working class people of Britain to revolt, together,” said the songwriter. “How much longer will we succumb to being frozen by the 1%? How much longer will we allow private school delinquents to dictate the lives they could never comprehend living? Make decisions on our bodies, make decisions on how we love, make decisions on what we are worth, slaughter our healthcare system in the name of profits and leave the sick to die?

They will turn us against each other, they will fearmonger, they will make boogeymen of the most marginalised because they know that if the people had solidarity, the people would be powerful - and that scares them. There are more of us than them. And they should be afraid because I trust the intellect of the working-class people of Britain, who are increasingly coming to the undoubted conclusion that enough is enough. Dress the suits in red, put them to bed. The flag is already in flames, the confidence in our country burns rapidly. I didn’t destroy the flag, it was destroyed long before I set foot on this earth through the horrors of imperial colonisation, destruction of our earth and the age-long terrorising of the proletariat who are the cogs and gears, the bricks and mortar, to our existence upon it. What does it stand for now? What will you stand for? The power’s in your hands darling, this is Gammon.”