MACHINE GIRL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM PSYCHO WARRIOR (MG ULTRA X) FOR OCTOBER 24TH; LISTEN TO NEW TRACK “RABBIT SEASON” NYC RECORD RELEASE SHOW SET FOR OCTOBER 30TH KNOCKDOWN CENTER |
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Credit: Yulissa Benitez Machine Girl, the newly trio’d New York-based electronic hardcore project helmed by Matt Stephenson, have announced a new album Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X) for October 24th via Future Classic. New single “Rabbit Season” arrives with the announcement, a brain-rattling crafted beat with neon keys and a snappy hook. A reference to Looney Tunes, Stephenson notes, “With Machine Girl’s lyrics, I’ll take some dystopian or dark subject matter and flip it into something more lighthearted. I took the concept of conspiracy rabbit holes and used it to make a bouncy dance track. It discusses the cartoonish world of conspiracies and false, subjective realities people are trapping themselves inside of.” The song follows “Come On Baby, Scrape My Data,” which has already amassed half a million streams. The record release show has been announced for their annual Halloween Weekend Show October 30th at Brooklyn’s Knockdown Center. More info can be found here. All streaming to “Rabbit Season” Pre-order the album HERE Watch the video for “Come On Baby, Scrape My Data” Their second album in two years, Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X) is part of the same arc as 2024’s incredibly successful MG Ultra, an album that garnered 15+ million streams and sold 55,000 tickets on the subsequent tour. Whereas MG Ultra explored mind control, Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X) delves into the collective unconscious. Stephenson explains, “I’d been reading analytical psychology and the writings of Joseph Campbell and Jung,” recalls Matt. “There’s a concept of the collective unconscious and these archetypes that we innately have. We adopt different personae in order to get through the day. In essence, you complete yourself by facing your shadow self. To do so, you must accept the less savory aspects of who you are. There’s a lot of validity to these theories. Right now, we’re a very psychologically damaged culture and society. We’re being pushed over the edge with social media and technology. Any chance of resistance against these systems starts in the mind, so this was the genesis of Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X).” Machine Girl carved out an incomparable lane upon arrival in 2012. Stephenson’s 2014 full-length debut LP, Wlfgrl, achieved bona fide cult status, shocked to life by “Out by 16, Dead on the Scene,” “Ghost,” and “Mg1,” which have reeled in north of 43 million Spotify streams and counting. Their sound proceeded to completely reinvent itself across each LP that followed—Gemini (2015), …Because I’m Young Arrogant and Hate Everything You Stand For (2017), The Ugly Art (2018), U-Void Synthesizer (2020), and 2022’s two-part Original Soundtrack for the video game Neon White. Most recently, 2024’s MG Ultra incited the most enthusiastic critical applause of the band’s career so far. |
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Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X) Tracklist We Don't Give A Fuck Come On Baby, Scrape My Data Ignore The Vore Rabbit Season Creeping Up From The Pit Psychowar Innermission Dual Wield ID Crisis Angel Down To The Essence Despite Having No Money At All I’m Just Another Phantom Doom Dread Architect (Feat. Drumcorps) I-Void Destroyer MACHINE GIRL LIVE DATES October 30 - Knockdown Center, NYC (Annual Halloween Show) November 1 - Levitation Halloween Freakend November 20 - The Fonda Theatre, LA For more on Machine Girl |
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