French punk rockers Nightwatchers have launched their second full-length album, Common Crusades. A thematic album, with captivating melodies and gloomy yet energetic soundscapes, lyrically dealing with institutional racism and Islamophobia in modern day France. Nightwatchers second album offers 10 melodic punk rock tracks, all contributing to the overall story and theme of the album. Fast-paced, distorted, and punchy cuts are mixed with tracks highlighting a colder and post-punk influenced side of the band. Common Crusades is the musical and lyrical continuity of Nightwatchers‘ 2019 debut album La Paix Ou Le Sable. Both albums deal with events surrounding France’s colonial era, but from different perspectives. While the lyrics of La Paix Ou Le Sable were written with the object...