Denver-based artist Devin James Fry enthralls on new single “Half Ball Pit Half Bloodbath,” whose artful critiques of capitalism meld with an infectious, synth-forward pop allure. Formerly the vocalist for Name Sayers, Fry describes the release as “a Fuck You to that creeping complicity,” — referring to how “one of the hellish parts of surviving capitalism is feeling complicit in it.”
Fry’s lyrical ferocity consumes, acknowledging the perils of crony capitalism in America — though also the requirement to be a part of that grind, in order to survive. “I’ve worn some thin masks of American trash,” his opening acknowledgement lets out, admitting to a part of excess and consumerism. Further swipes at a world run rampant by greed, and resulting effects on nature — alluded to in “can’t say if it’s the drugs or the microplastics,” and its environmental toxins — compel further. A continued sense of foreboding arrives in the “there’ll be no last warning,” refrain, poetically summarizing a state of society that has failed to heed continuous warnings — regarding political corruption, capitalistic foreboding, and environmental destruction.
While the original track excels in its art-pop melding of angular guitars, dynamic synth tones, and steady percussion, the Half Ball Pit Half Bloodbath & Remixes features a variety of remixes that put on a new spin on the track, from the thumping club-ready electronica via ALX-106 to the eerie vocal filtering on the manmademadman Obscura Remix. Check them out below:
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