Punk, Grit, and Defiance: Barking Poets Bring the Fire with “Change Our Ways”

Barking Poets are back with a blistering, unrelenting punk anthem that wears its heart on its sweat-soaked sleeve. “Change Our Ways” is more than just five minutes of smart, snarling pop punk, it’s a raw testament to survival, creative stubbornness, and the chaotic beauty of not giving up when everything else seems to be collapsing.

Written by drummer Conor Heary in the afterglow of lockdown madness, the track burns with lived-in truth. You can hear it in the thundering drums, the razor-sharp guitar lines, and the vocals that crackle with both fire and fatigue. It’s celebratory, but not naïve, a raised pint to every band that refused to give in, while also staring hard at the mirror and asking, Why are we still doing this?

Paul Tipler’s production is spot-on, giving the song grit without muddying the emotional core. There’s something beautifully British about it, a pint-glass-clinking resilience with its boots still soaked from the rain. 

“Change Our Ways” isn’t just a song, it’s a rally cry for every artist who kept the lights on through the dark. Loud, loyal, and alive.