PUNCHBAG "I Am Obsessed"
Offering further proof of their status as one of London’s most compelling emerging pop acts, Punchbag’s new EP I Am Obsessed is a volatile, hyper-saturated expansion of their self-described “aggressive hopecore” world – where everyday life is pushed to breaking point.
Driven by pounding percussion, snarling guitars and soaring synths, singer Clara’s instantly recognizable vocal cuts through the chaos; moving between sugar-rush pop hooks and moments of defiant release, she zooms in on the smallest details until they become grotesque and impossible to ignore.
From the glitching, overstimulated clutter of ‘What’s In My Bag‘ and the tongue-in-cheek anxiety-ridden ‘Pile Of Clothes‘, to live favorite ‘Playing God‘, which began as a missed Hinge reply and spiraled into something far wider, absorbing the noise of the world around them. Elsewhere, ‘I Love This!’ plays like an anti-depression anthem – a high-speed collision of euphoria and exhaustion – while the cathartic EP-closing title track captures obsession not as romance, but as something invasive and all-consuming.