Alternative rock combines a raw, unapologetic emotion with ded corgi's newest track, "angst," a song that embodies the painful awakening of drifting away from the ones who understood you most. The one-woman punk band from Raleigh, North Carolina, captures the frustration, confusion, and intense loneliness of watching friends who are changing into people you don't know, all while actually being punk as fuck in its most raw and, then again, pure form.
"angst" is a deep dive into the upheaval of seeing former friends sell out to values that are, as ded corgi described it, being embraced by "right-wing weirdos." In this brash, anguished song, the artist wonders whether her anger is an extension of the teenage rebellion impulse they once shared or something more profound, a lifelong existential angst that never goes away. With raw lyrics that speak to a universal battle, we all seem to fight on a drunken night and question the validity of past relationships as the world changes beneath us.
It's a song that doesn't care about playing by the rules, and that comes through in ded Corgi's melodies and message. Her D.I.Y. aesthetic, all done on her laptop, is conducive to the genuine, stripped-back nature of the music. With this release, there's no denying that she's not chasing after trends. Instead, she's creating the sort of punk that has always been a way to vent against real feelings and rebellion.
In a generation where the alternative and punk scenes are evolving, "angst" reminds us why punk rock was born. It's about standing up or out and facing ugly truths. For ded corgi, it's a declaration that serves to mirror the devastation of personal evolution and the wrath that comes as a response when the world we love and admire, along with the people within it, starts to resemble something unfamiliar. "angst" is for anyone who's ever felt the struggle of the world on their back, the battle of staying true to oneself in a world full of compromise and change.
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