NEW YORK, NY
Indie pop artist beccs has announced her upcoming EP, stay moist out June 28, paired with the release of her new single and official music video for “f 0 0 d.”
“f 0 0 d” is an ode to the swirl of grief, hope and uncertainty in letting go of a codependent relationship; in this case, one with food. In total beccs fashion, the artist takes the stigmatized topic of disordered eating and addresses it under the guise of a cool, textural alternative pop track. Written at a later stage of her recovery when her eating disorder, while seemingly inactive, still fueled certain thoughts and desires, beccs strived to see the world without the veil of her eating disorder obscuring it.
The fluid track is like water, echoing trance-like sound baths sparking self actualization and healing. It flows with harmonic and rhythmic twists and turns, lush synths and sampled vocals, but remains intimate and organic, surprising and guiding listeners forward into a final body of water – a space to process. Inspired by notes of Okay Kaya, Portishead and Tirzah, the single distinguishes itself on stay moist as the one track the queer artist, known for her powerhouse vocals, produced herself.
“With comparatively few, albeit growing, women and non-binary producer role models out there, it took a while to embrace my limitations and trust my own hands with this track. What I learned with f 0 0 d is an anti-Catch 22. The more I grow trust in myself, the more I can trust in others. I was able to both produce as well as invite dream collaborators into the fold. Handing off f 0 0 d particularly to the visual team felt really freeing, meaningful and even circular – a letting go the song aspires to” shares beccs.
A visceral collage of images, both intimate and vast, guide the viewer into the visual world of f 0 0 d. Scenes of isolation, unscripted movement, evocative camera pans and cuts conjure a haunting visualization of solitude and reckoning. Directed by chester. in collaboration with DP Lauren Guiteras and Editor Dorian Tocker, the music video ends with a note of hope, inspiring listeners to leave space to reflect, heal and move through the pangs of letting go of that which holds them back.
Serving as a bridge across eras, EP stay moist out June 28 features songs written as far back as 2018, revisited and recorded as a symbol of the singer’s personal and musical growth. stay moist is a bold, edgy, colorful indie pop record filled with maximalist pop production, show-stopping vocals and some serious earworms. beccs had coined the term stay moist during the pandemic when she would find herself crying. To bring levity and a sense of connection to these episodes, she would take a snotty selfie and post it to her Instagram grid with the caption “stay moist”. What started as a coping mechanism in isolation soon turned into a motto of resilience, motivation, growth, and most importantly – whimsy.
Each song on this EP reflects and confronts difficult, shameful, even ugly parts of oneself. By allowing pain and trauma to move through like water instead of getting lodged inside, we can all ‘stay moist’ as a way to remain honest, authentic and glistening through our healing. Tracks like “Good Comin’” and “Rage In My Veins” show the craft of a songwriter in her prime, taking struggles that often connote shame and bringing universality to them with hooks that leave listeners humming long after the song’s end.
stay moist Track List:
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Good Comin’
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I Don’t Do Fun
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Jealous Bitch
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f 0 0 d
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Rage In My Veins
Up next, beccs will be headlining at the Avalon Lounge in Catskill, NY on May 29. Tickets are available now at https://www.viewcy.com/e/beccs_solo__ginger
Listen to “f 0 0 d” here: https://ffm.to/f00d
