1/2/2023 0 Comments Dabble chicago![]() ![]() The choice of GTA is especially fitting, as listening to ShittyBoyz’ sped-up throwback samples often evokes flipping through radio stations in Vice City.Įven when the ShittyBoyz aren’t pilfering pop culture for potential beats, they’re referencing it, especially pro wrestling in fact, the depth and breadth of their wrestling fandom is probably only rivaled in today’s rap game by Westside Gunn. As the Boyz spit relentless bars, the beat behind them switches from the familiar loading screen music for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to the scores from Donkey Kong Country, Luigi’s Mansion, Ratchet and Clank, and Def Jam: Vendetta. “Video Games” is the album’s most adventurous piece of plunderphonics, an epic mega-mix that veers through multiple game soundtracks, like a restless kid who can’t settle on which one he wants to play. ![]() No matter what beat is thrown their way, the ShittyBoyz still maintain an impressive number of words per minute-it’s less that ShittyBoyz dabble in different styles, and more that they contort different styles to fit into their own distinctive universe. Mixed in with the hi-hats and thumping bass of Drakeo the Ruler type beats like “Going Hyphy” are the wailing quiet storm saxophone of “Getaway” and the tropical guitar of “Most Wanted.” ShittyBoyz don’t make dance music per se, but frequently draw from it, with sampled snatches of ’80s R&B, Miami bass, and freestyle deep cuts, like the interpolation of Cynthia’s “If I Had the Chance” on closing track “GGG.” You could make a dangerous drinking game out of every time the 808 cowbell hits. On “Zeke & Luther,” ShittyBoyz hold their ground over a chaotic piano line, while “Cheers B!tch” approaches acid house. The fat synths and pounding 808s of “Win or Lose” are pure Detroit, but listening to an entire ShittyBoyz album front to back makes for a high-energy DJ set, with unpredictable sounds that swerve into one another. And despite the pounds of runtz and zaza they brag about inhaling, ShittyBoyz never run out of breath. At times, their flows can be difficult to distinguish, but not because they sound alike each member is so in sync with the others that the back and forth form a collective Voltron. BabyTron has experienced the most solo success thus far, including a slot in this year’s XXL Freshman Class, but ShittyBoyz form a tight-knit unit with effortless chemistry. Tickets can be found here.Their new album, Trifecta 2, comes in the middle of a triumphant year for the group, which has included the first Trifecta album and BabyTron solo project MegaTron. Last Dinosaurs will also be going on tour with OKAMOTO’S in Japan this September and with Bad Suns in North America this fall. ![]() You can pre-order From Mexico With Love, out November 4, here. I don’t wish to make a song which simply makes it okay to destroy yourself and your goals, but rather to point it out a problem, to expose it as a sly and clandestine condition of the mind.” Whether it was me, my own mind, my best friend in Mexico or anybody really, the sense of self-destruction at the time was infinitely infuriating. But it is the fact that this self-sabotage is so prevalent in everybody that it seems disproportionately high. We can’t be hyper-controlled and all entirely pure, at least in most cases. To dabble in the dark side of things even if they are mundane (alcohol, lust, addictive video games, gossip) is somewhat necessary to existence. But it’s as if the other things in life which generate difficulty or tension that require some sort of self-sabotage to deal with them. I wrote this song at a time when living through the pandemic in Mexico, the sheer surplus of time that I had firstly got me facing my demons and disciplining myself. Everybody does it, everybody is puzzled by it. With fuzzy vocals, he sings, “I can’t catch a break” and “Things were going great with us.” Ultimately, he shares, “I really don’t want to change even if it’s for the better” and claims that he is “self-sabotaging all the time.” Throughout the track, lead vocalist Sean Caskey touches on thoughts that are in-line with a downward spiral. On their new single, “Auto-Sabotage,” Last Dinosaurs turn inward and evaluate some self-destructive tendencies.Ī beaming indie rock track with sunny guitar and inviting melodies, “Auto-Sabotage” is for those who are stuck in their defeated ways. ![]() The project is a way of exploring the world while staying put, looking at areas we may travel to both internally and externally. Stuck in Mexico at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, songwriter and guitarist Lachlan Caskey used the time to work on the band’s upcoming album, From Mexico With Love. They toured the world after the success of their first three albums, and even played sold-out headlining shows and festivals on nearly every continent. Even though indie rock band Last Dinosaurs is based in Australia, the group has found a home all over the globe. ![]()
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