"Lockdown Blues" is a single by Danish art punk band

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. The standalone single was released on 2 April 2020 through Escho.

Background

The song was written, recorded, and released during the

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and touches on the reality of quarantine and the sense of anxiety and loneliness associated with quarantine. In a statement on the song, they state that "we’ve felt the urge to touch base now that the physical touch has been suspended and contribute an effort to raise spirits in the face of adversity. Our thoughts are with all those in jeopardy to the many various horrors in relation to the crisis, those situated on the front lines and those who are direly compromised." Proceeds from the song's sales went to

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Recording

The song was recorded in March 2020 at Black Tornado Studios in

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Critical reception

''Spin'' Magazine writer, David Kohn called the "Lockdown" an urgent song with driving guitars.

Personnel

* Songwriting – Iceage * Performance – Iceage * Production – Iceage * Recording Engineering – Lars Lundholm * Mixing – Nis Bysted * Mastering – ET Mastering

References

2020 singles 2020 songs Charity singles Iceage songs Matador Records singles Song recordings produced by Nis Bysted Songs about the COVID-19 pandemic {{2020s-single-stub