Rou Reynolds is the frontman and keyboardist of the band Enter Shikari. Formed in 1999 in St. Albans outside London, it found its current name and line-up in 2003. They have released seven albums so far, the latest being "A Kiss for the Whole World" — it came out on April 21st 2023 and turned into their first number 1 album. It's not easy to describe the musical style of Enter Shikari — we were struggling, so we turned to Wikipedia where it says that they combine "rock music (especially punk rock and hardcore punk), with elements of various electronic music genres, featuring breakdowns, heavy metal and hardcore-influenced instrumentation …” that description actually keeps running on, for another two lines. You have to listen to it to find out. Rou himself, meanwhile, may be one of the most politically minded popular musicians in the UK today.

Enter Shikari's website:

https://www.entershikari.com

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From our conversation:

Enter Shikari Songs:

"Take My Country Back" on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/track/102vOKAF3ZrSGgEaDKmiUG?si=dd3db8d3e93a4728

"Ghandi Mate Gandhi" on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0IOtWMCvUNJtFR77d0AYfm?si=abb20b4537a743ac

Enter Shikari Albums:

"Nothing Is True And Everything Is Possible" on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5RqRElQANHEUFyIWPt8FEp?si=NAT7fCrPQpuPRJY09xpnTg

"A Kiss for the Whole World" on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/54ueM4SD9fr9VTYeXJc8xp?si=Anwdrl8uQSaclqYh2j922A

Rou's book: "A Treatise on Possibility"

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/58107373

Bands:

"Adequate Seven" on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adequate_Seven

"Capdown" on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capdown

"Rage Against The Machine" on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine

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