Help the planet—listen to “Under a White Sky” by Deathsport

The headline isn’t an exaggeration. Deathsport will donate the earnings from streaming and track sales of “Under a White Sky” to Fridays for Future, the youth-led and -organized group for climate action (you might know their most famous activist, Greta Thunberg).

But “Under a White Sky” is more than just good intentions. Tom and Mike Zitzelsberger have crafted a wonderfully deep indie rock track that explores technology’s role in the world ending. “Sunlight won’t come through,” they sing juxtaposed against bright guitars painting a wishful picture of happiness.

All the lyrics are based on Elizabeth Kolbert’s book by the same title. She explores a similar theme: humanity’s impact on the Earth from a scientific perspective. While Deathsport veers toward the emotional plea, there are elements of nature that parallel the book.

The opening few seconds slowly crescendo to full volume, like a sun dawning. Lyrics straddle the divide of needing tech and suffering because of it (“Humor me technology, move me in the big city.”). And even the outro, a synthetic creation of bird chirps, harkens back to what we might be left with.

Stream “Under a White Sky” below and help save the planet.

Ben McCoy

Ben is an advertising Madman who spends his days with words and music. When he’s not writing for his supper, he’s eating it at some of NYC’s most interesting restaurants.