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Following ‘Oldboy‘ that scored the group playlisting across triple j, Unearthed, FBi Radio, SYN, RTR FM and praise from NME, Red Bull Music, Colors, RAGE, Sniffers, MTV, Acclaim and more, ‘Rocksta‘ is the mixtape’s second, relentless preview. Excessive and compulsive in motive, the single is another soaring example of 1300‘s ability to push genres to their extremes. ‘Rocksta‘ is a skittish, arpeggiating number that throws furious techno alongside broken, chopped, beats as each rapper dribbles across single note verses that descend with shrieking fury. Over 3 minutes, 1300 run laps in production styles, footnoting kicks, slips and diced up cuts from Death Grips to Girl Talk, Charli XCX to Yaeji, Nicolas Jaar to Ye – indicative of their eclectic prowess behind any DAW as they are behind a set of DJ decks.
Speaking to the release, the group reveal ‘Rocksta‘ is “the song that will turn YOU to a Rocksta. Reject mediocrity and embrace the chaos! Guaranteed to get your head bopping and face scrunching. We definitely wanted the hook to be in Korean, and we liked the words “chung bhaji” (ripped jeans) so that’s where Rock Star came from – Rockstas with rips on their jeans.” The single arrives as Foreign Language‘s visual climax, replete with rebellion and spontaneity. An unassuming CD discovery transform’s the music video’s protagonist into a lawless vigilante, picking fights, getting a tattoo, each member of 1300 playing pivotal characters in this fateful, raucous night out. With ‘Rocksta‘, the rabbit hole of 1300 fever continues.
‘Rocksta‘ is out now, buy/stream it here.
TOUR DATES
Thu 17 Mar – Phoenix Central Park – Eora / Sydney
Fri 25 Mar – Meadow Music Festival – Bambra
Sat 26 Mar – Howler – Naarm / Melbourne
Sat 2 Apr – Yours & Owls Festival – Dharawal Land / Wollongong
Fri 22 Jul – Splendor In The Grass – Byron Bay
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