A vigor-full rock success from Brooklyn-based band Stripes, “So Fucked” stirs in its variety of jangly intrigue and heavy rock passion. “I am so fucked,” the vocals let out amidst twanging guitars. “I’ve exhausted all my final options.” The dexterous jangles and bass-y pulsations arrive seamlessly into a further title-touting refrain, as the guitars escalate with an impassioned fervor. Bursts of guitar invigorate into the abrupt yet satiating conclusion, marking a firmly memorable output from Stripes.
As the band describes: “This song is all about laughing through the pain. When things go wrong, I can’t help but find it funny even when you feel like the situation is ‘so fucked’. When you embrace the feeling that nothing is going to go the way you planned, you’re free.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
