Seattle-based power pop band Ok Bucko pride themselves on reaching “through the past to construct music for the modern moment.” On their upcoming new self-titled EP out through Youth Riot Records, the band—featuring Miranda Hardy on guitar and vocals, Chelsea Rodgers on keys and backing vocals, Khyre Matthews on bass, and Zeke Bender on drums—draw on influences as diverse as DIY punk, shoegaze, and grunge to construct their unique sound.
Today, the band are debuting their latest single off the upcoming self-titled EP, the opening track called “They Live,” and it’s no coincidence that the track shares a name with the 1988 John Carpenter sci-fi film. The track is an homage to that film that touches on some of the same themes in modern society. Riding on a wave of pure, raw melody, “They Live” is pop in it’s most unsullied, purest form.
“They Live is partly an ode to John Carpenter’s 1988 film, but mainly a screed against hoarding wealth,” explains guitarist/vocalist Miranda Hardy. “The song encourages us to look past aesthetics and to generate working class solidarity as a means to radical action. While Carpenter’s film paints the wealthy as stealthy alien overlords, the current billionaire class lives among us brazenly resisting taxation and wealth redistribution. Ok Bucko urges you not to accept this, obey.”
Check out the track below.
Ok Bucko is out August 22, and you can preorder it from Youth Riot Records. Follow Ok Bucko on Instagram for future updates.
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