Breakup Haircut: I’m Okay (I Lied)
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Breakup Haircut return with I’m Okay (I Lied), their second slice of recent music since their acclaimed debut album, 2022’s Punk Dancing for Self Defence
I used to be positive that I’d beforehand reviewed the album or one in every of Breakup Haircut’s wonderful singles, Out Of My Means (I’m Not Getting On The Evening Bus) or Why Can’t I Be Cool Sufficient To Transfer To Berlin? for LTW however trying via the archive and looking on-line I can’t discover any hint of both… it should be my age…
Anyway, the feisty punk DIY-popsters cue have launched I’m Okay (I Lied), an emotional story of endings and beginnings, of chaos and harm and what comes out of all of it forward of their new album, No Worries If Not! An album which guarantees ‘a joyous assortment that sees the band leaning into pleasure, silliness and belief.’
Shaped in 2019 with two objectives: being associates and enjoying quick. Breakup Haircut include Ishani (vocals and rhythm guitar), Ripley (bass and vocals), Delphine (lead guitar and vocals) and Jordan on drums). I’m Okay (I Lied) follows The Algorithm Is Attempting To Kill Me, which was described as ‘a cathartic scream in opposition to fixed commodification: a collision of whirling drums, jagged guitars, and sharp, sardonic vocals tearing via the noise of relentless gross sales pitching. A slice of stressed, hooky chaos for anybody who ever needed to throw their cellphone into the ocean’.
Talking of the brand new single, bassist Ripley explains, ’2023 was a chaotic and sad 12 months for me. With a variety of dangerous fortune and core components of stability in my life disappearing or falling aside,’ persevering with ‘Then I bought dumped proper on the tail finish of the 12 months. It’s in regards to the little moments that construct up in direction of the top. The place no-one is blissful, however you may’t fairly bear to chop the threads but. I hit 2024 numb, indignant and utterly hollowed out. It’s a cliché that musicians write songs as a substitute of going to remedy. I used to be that cliché. This track got here out of that mess.’
I’m Okay (I Lied) is an emo-pop confessional, woven with countermelodies and jangly guitars, capturing the push and pull of a sluggish, painful breakup. Weak however defiant, it’s a scream-in-your-car track disguised as a sunny indie-pop observe.
The album No Worries If Not! will be preordered right here
The album launch will likely be at The Victoria, Dalston on twenty eighth November. Tickets right here
For more information on Breakup Haircut go to their LinkTree
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