About White Noise White Heat

On June 14, 2017, the 24-story Grenfell Tower block of public housing flats in North Kensington, London, caught fire. The blaze took the lives of 79 residents, making it the deadliest fire in mainland Britain in over a century. Elbow frontman Guy Garvey had just moved to London from Manchester when Manchester Arena was bombed, then Grenfell happened just a few weeks later. Here, Garvey talks about how impotent he felt as the two scenarios occurred. I was born with trust That didn't survive the white noise of the lies The white heat of injustice has taken my eyes I just wanna get high Garvey admitted to Apple Music: "My reaction was: 'This is so horrifying, I can't wait to get drunk.' I realize this is becoming quite a popular thing, people looking for their high because nobody can stare what's happening in the face."