interview with Goth Haus LA, he revealed the band would be releasing their new album, Citizens of Nowhere, later that year. Solo career On 21 September 2018, Goldhammer released his debut solo EP, RUSSIA*IRAN*DISCO*SUCK (the name is taken from Thomas Frank's What's The Matter With Kansas?), at Minicave festival, Münster, as part of a short solo tour where he also performed songs from Circle of the Absurd. The subsequent album, Peur Rouge, was made available to order with the release of a new video, "Breathe", on 25 October. Outside music In 2016 Goldhammer won a Carnegie Faculty studentship to research at Leeds Beckett University. Previously, Goldhammer had completed a BA (Hons) in Cultural Studies and an MA in Political Theory at the University of Leeds. In 2018 Goldhammer's debut short documentary, Punk Rock Politics, was released on Amazon Prime. Filmed in 2016, the film documents the final days of Goldhammer's unsuccessful campaign to be elected to council in a provincial ward of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where he was a candidate for The Labour Party. The film was an official selection in 2017 for the Workers Unite Film Festival in New York and the London Labour Film Festival, with the latter awarding it a Highly Commended status as the runner-up for its Short Documentary prize. In 2020, Goldhammer ran for the Labour candidacy for Mayor of West Yorkshire. Despite making it through the first round, he fell short of the final shortlist and the candidacy was ultimately won by Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin. His platform included rent control, migrant rights, and Yorkshire Devolution. As a writer Goldhammer has covered a broad range of subjects relating to art, identity, and politics. His work has been published in Sounds and the City (Palgrave), Metal Music Studies (Intellect), and in international news publications such as Newsweek and The Independent. He is also a regular contributor to Souciant and The Conversation. References External links Discogs 1990 births Living people English punk rock singers English punk rock bass guitarists