Ekko Astral have released a video for their new song “Pomegranate Tree”. The video was shot by John Lee, edited by Kate the Cursed, and directed by lead vocalist and bassist Jael Holzman. It features a clip of journalist Eric Michael Garcia talking about the media’s coverage of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Speaking about the song, drummer Miri Tyler said, ”It’s exhaustingly heartbreaking to watch a symbol of your childhood community transform into a symbol for genocide, or to watch people you used to respect defend the actions of an extremist right-wing government. Jael and I grew up Jewish in America. We were taught we had a “homeland” that we had an obligation to. We were *not* taught about the human beings that lived there prior. We were taught to celebrate victories. We were taught si...