Breakup Haircut: I’m Okay (I Lied)
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Breakup Haircut return with I’m Okay (I Lied), their second slice of latest music since their acclaimed debut album, 2022’s Punk Dancing for Self Defence
I used to be certain that I’d beforehand reviewed the album or one in all Breakup Haircut’s glorious singles, Out Of My Approach (I’m Not Getting On The Evening Bus) or Why Can’t I Be Cool Sufficient To Transfer To Berlin? for LTW however wanting by means of the archive and looking out 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 damage 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.’
Fashioned in 2019 with two objectives: being mates 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 towards fixed commodification: a collision of whirling drums, jagged guitars, and sharp, sardonic vocals tearing by means of the noise of relentless gross sales pitching. A slice of stressed, hooky chaos for anybody who ever needed to throw their telephone 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 parts 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 tip. The place no-one is joyful, however you may’t fairly bear to chop the threads but. I hit 2024 numb, indignant and fully hollowed out. It’s a cliché that musicians write songs as an alternative 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. Susceptible however defiant, it’s a scream-in-your-car track disguised as a sunny indie-pop monitor.
The album No Worries If Not! will be preordered right here
The album launch will probably 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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