Tramhaus - "Make It Happen," a 2022 single on Subroutine Records.

Post-punk quintet Tramhaus provide a sneering statement on their hometown of Rotterdam, Netherlands on today's Song of the Day. 

The phrase "make it happen" serves as the city's official slogan — "a phrase which coincidentally functions as the absurd and out-of-touch city-slogan of Rotterdam," they state on Facebook. The accompanying music video was filmed in the Wielewaal neighborhood, and the residents who are set to be evicted. “Drawing further on what we believe is a misleading Rotterdam city slogan  – 'make it happen' – we came up with the idea to make a video with the Wielewalers,” the band commented to Beats Per Minute. “With the video, we hope to show their struggle to a wider audience.”

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Tramhaus - "Make It Happen," a 2022 single on Subroutine Records.
Post-punk quintet Tramhaus provide a sneering statement on their hometown of Rotterdam, Netherlands on today's Song of the Day. 
The phrase "make it happen" serves as the city's official slogan — "a phrase which coincidentally functions as the absurd and out-of-touch city-slogan of Rotterdam," they state on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tramhaus" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.facebook.com/tramhaus">Facebook</a>. The accompanying music video was filmed in the Wielewaal neighborhood, and the residents who are set to be evicted. “Drawing further on what we believe is a misleading Rotterdam city slogan  – 'make it happen' – we came up with the idea to make a video with the Wielewalers,” the band commented to <a href="https://beatsperminute.com/rotterdam-powerhouse-tramhaus-share-their-anthem-make-it-happen/" data-cke-saved-href="https://beatsperminute.com/rotterdam-powerhouse-tramhaus-share-their-anthem-make-it-happen/">Beats Per Minute</a>. “With the video, we hope to show their struggle to a wider audience.”
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