In 2014, the first DIY Fleckt Pets gig in Middlesbrough, UK was shutdown mid-set set by armed police. The band knew they must be doing something right and continue to terrorise venues up and down the country. Fenders and fuzz dominate this record with trashy riffs hinting at funk, soul, garage and a smudge of country rock all harnessed by basic punk rock values and a have-fun-or-don't-bother mentality. Politics and personal stories merge on this record as frontman Tom Barber spits, snarls and screams brutal honesty, dragging you into his troubled world of booze, violence and frustration. The front cover of the album features the warmonger Tony Blair with Fleckt Pets bassist Calum Piercy as a child. This is a real photograph taken in Calum's hometown (and Tony Blair's former constituency) Sedgefield. Fleckt Pets are best experienced live, so the music for the 7-track War Cry EP was recorded live in a single room by David Curle at First Avenue Studios in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, with vocals added afterwards.