Genre-Agnostic Duo Launches A First-Person Attack On Global Elites; Track Mastered At Abbey Road Studios
Emerging from rural Ontario’s underground, Asthma Kids are officially declaring war on late-stage capitalism with their latest single, “Davos”. Featuring the politically hardcore Irish/Welsh punk outfit Craic Killers, the track is a high-velocity strike against wealth inequality and the psychopathic imbalance of power. Set to drop on February 1, 2026, “Davos” is a raw, unfiltered manifesto that refuses to stay within the lines of traditional punk or rock.
The song serves as a scathing thought experiment, written from the first-person vantage point of a billionaire attending the titular summit. Built on a foundation of urgency and anger, the lyrics pull no punches in their critique of the global elite: “I’m going to Davos / With my billionaire friends / I’m taking my jet plane / To f the poor again”. It is a deliberate narrative framework designed to highlight a firm belief held by both bands: that billionaires should be taxed out of existence.
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Journalists and industry insiders will find a compelling story in this cross-continental collaboration, which was born after both bands appeared on a Dammit Records (UK) compilation. Despite the distance between Ontario and the UK/Wales, the track was written and recorded in just four days, fueled by a shared commitment to issue-based art. Produced by Trevor Hutchinson at Jack Cade Studios and mixed at The Reverie Recording Studio, the sonic grit of the track was polished to a sharp edge by mastering engineer Alex Wharton at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.
Asthma Kids, comprised of Trevor W. Hutchinson and JP Gill, have built a reputation for being genre-agnostic, famously stating that they leave labels for soup cans. Asthma Kids have never heard a genre of music that they won’t gleefully subvert, repurpose, enhance, destroy and rebuild. They are adjacent to punk/freak folk/country/power pop/rock and roll, but they’re something else altogether. They are seemingly nice neighbours, living next door to musical convention…until they burn down all the houses on the street. (sonically speaking – arson is bad.)
The single arrives on the heels of their 2025 EP, ‘The Meek Are Getting Ready’, which was chosen by PunkNews.org as one of the best EPs of 2025, via Dammit Distro (EU/UK) and 2 Bar Town Records (North America). “Davos” is more than a song; it is a rallying cry for the misfits and the marginalized to push back against the structures that shape their lives. By addressing global crises and the burning planet directly, Asthma Kids insist on making art with real-world consequence.
Following the February 1 release, the band is set to take their high-octane energy to the road with summer tour dates to be announced shortly. In an era of digital noise, Asthma Kids and Craic Killers are offering something authentic and urgent—a soundtrack for the co-conspirators ready to blame the system rather than each other. “Davos” is available now on Spotify and Bandcamp, marking the next explosive chapter in their movement.
https://asthmakids.bandcamp.com/track/die-on-this-hill-the-meek-are-getting-ready-pt-ii