Chosen by Monk
There’s nothing sweet about my latest selection, which is only the second ever single from this Finnish alt-metal combo, who will be embroiling us in a #Deathmatch when their debut album is released next April:
The band popped into ÜRHQ to elaborate a bit more on the song:
[It]captures the drive to pursue happiness in the face of persistent self-doubt. Centered around the struggle to find happiness despite a constant sense of never measuring up, the song delves into the pressures of a world that demands overachievement and monetization of everything, ultimately draining the joy from passions that once gave life meaning.
Reflecting on the song’s creation, the band adds:
At the time, before we started writing ‘sugar rush’, we had been working on other songs for a long period of time and we felt really exhausted and after multiple failed attempts of trying to force ourselves to focus, we felt that we needed to reset our brain and mindset.
‘sugar rush’ became a powerful outlet for all that we were going through, a way to channel exhaustion and frustration with the pressures of perfectionism and constant productivity. The creative process itself almost became a form of catharsis, a reset, allowing us to confront those feelings directly and then transform them into something meaningful.
‘Deathmatch‘ will be released via SharpTone Records on 4 April.