‘The track is a masterclass in musical storytelling.’

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‘Stupid Children’ is a sharp, poetic commentary on collective human folly, targeting the destructive tendencies of jingoism, blind optimism, and the absurdity of land ownership, with a particular lens on the recklessness of young men.

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Slow-burn tension finally erupts in the song’s centrepiece: an electric guitar solo that is pure, unleashed anger.

Yet, it is not chaotic noise; it is a perfectly sculpted, melodic phrase that feels both cathartic and inevitable.

It is the sound of a formidable guitarist saying everything that needs to be said without a single word.