Coming out of Northern Ireland, Andy McCaroll and Moral Support made a little splash with a new-wave Christian album in 1980. Well ahead of it's time, Zionic Bonds draws on such influences as The Police and The Clash to present a sound that is both melodic and raw. "living a lie" is about prejudice, drawing specific inspiration form religious strife in the artist's homeland. "How the Kids Are Feeling" is a driving song about the confusion of adolenscence, made more complicated by having "parents who need Jesus." Other topics include abortion ("I Am Human" – sung from the perspective of a fetus) and the hope for world peace ("20th century").
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The many incarnations of Ishmael were all projects of the zany British rocker Ian Smale, who adopted that stage name in the eary 70's. Ishmael and Andy were a duo consisting of Smale and Andy Piercy (who later fronted After the Fire, best known to Americans for their 80's hit "Der Komissar").
