At a time when (to quote the Quietus on Bluesky) "flagshagging wrong 'uns" appear to be ubiquitous, rallying for racism and violence under the banner "Unite the Kingdom", Nadeem Din-Gabisi is a particularly fascinating voice: a musician who, through new album Offshore and his general aesthetic, is determinedly exploring the complex and often conflicted relationship that many second-generation immigrants have with England.
On the one hand, Din-Gabisi is happy to declare "I feel that we don't antagonise the far right enough". But, on the other, creating an alter ego called Jack Surname George in the Land of Hope and Glory and kitting himself out in full red-and-white football lad kit is not merely a matter of crude provocation. As his conversation with Patrick Clarke amply illustrates, he's refreshingly thoughtful and sharp on identity, politics and nationalism.
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