Roaring rock goddess Brody Dalle returns this week with some trippy-ass visuals for “Rat Race,” the next video cut from her killer debut solo album, Diploid Love.
Cut from the cloth of Joan Jett and Shirley Manson, the ex-Distillers, ex-Spinnerette rocker is sporting a new band this year (feat. Dave Hidalgo Jr. of Social Distortion & Spinnerette on drums and longtime Dalle cohort Tony Bevilacqua on guitar) and a new kind of punch. She’s still turning the knuckles inward as she hits, making sure you feel the impact, but alongside it is a seasoned balance of comfort in her own painted skin.
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With the Strokes’ Nick Valensi working the six-string, Dalle indulges in some existential introspection through the song’s lyrical designs, but doesn’t shy away from her deconstructive desires in the track’s chorus: “I’m gonna burn this city down/ This city run me around/ I’m gonna burn this town to the ground.”
Vevo is acting like a bitch this week, so we’ll replace with a YouTube clip when available. In the meantime, enjoy “Rat Race,” premiered at The Guardian, below.
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