Stuck Unveils Dystopian Vision with New Single "Instakill" and Announces Album 'Optimizer'
Chicago's post-punk band Stuck announces their new album 'Optimizer' with the release of the single 'Instakill,' a commentary on online self-help gurus and the quest for self-optimization.
“I saw an ad online/ With a man in his prime/ 'You can change your life/ For a limited time'/ My life was in decline." These opening lines from Stuck's new single "Instakill" set the stage for a dystopian exploration of the internet's darker corners. The Chicago post-punks are gearing up to release their new album, Optimizer, and are diving deep into the often-weird world of online self-improvement.
About the track "Instakill," Greg Orbis explains:
>I found myself in a bad way in 2024. Reeling with financial stress and a deep sense of precarity with my career, I was desperate for answers. This led me down a deep hole of online self-help huckster gurus. Charitably, I think that many of these people mean well and a few genuinely have good advice. But even the best of them are trying to prey on your insecurities and circumstances in order to sell you a course or a health supplement, which I think is both dark and funny. "Instakill" uses these huckster gurus to explore the futility of constant self-optimization. Is it possible to change who you are?
Optimizer was recorded with engineer and producer Andrew Oswald at Electrical Audio. "Instakill" is accompanied by a Zack Shorrosh-directed music video that transforms the song into a compelling short film:
TRACKLIST:
01 "Totally Vexed"
02 "Instakill"
03 "Sicko"
04 "Deadlift"
05 "Less Is More"
06 "Fire, Man"
07 "Net Negative"
08 "It Isn't"
09 "Punchline"
10 "GG"
Stuck will also be embarking on a tour:
TOUR DATES:
04/03 – Detroit, MI @ Outer Limits
04/04 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
04/05 – Montreal, QC @ L'Esco
04/07 – Kingston, NY @ Tubby's
04/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
04/09 – Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts
04/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on Watts - Cambridge Hall
04/12 – Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
Optimizer is set to release on March 27th via Exploding In Sound. Pre-order it here.
Miles Kalchik
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