An edge rediscovered

Pacifier – the NZ band formerly known as Shihad – interviewed in the Age about their tour of wartime America. Says singer, Jon Toogood; “In hindsight, watching it all go on internally was really interesting. We were travelling around a country that was totally highly strung […] The line blurs pretty quickly between patriotism and nationalism. It wasn’t all that black and white.” Pacifier played 6 days a week for 4 months across the country, gaining valuable inroads into the US market. The band’s new album received positive reviews and two tracks have been playlisted for American radio. More importantly, says Toogood, playing 100 live shows has resulted in “the band rediscovering [their] edge.”