"The debut album of Los Angeles' HOLYCHILD, The Shape of Brat Pop to Come, is a mercilessly dancey "F*** YOU" subversion of norms and ideas of pop music. On top of Louie Diller's addictive beats and synth fuzziness, Liz Nistico's brainy lyrics explode like the end of a game of Operation. Silly and crazed, HOLYCHILD's wacky take on what makes popular music "popular" reminds you how fun pop is." - Amoeba Music
HOLYCHILD is comprised of Liz Nistico and Louie Diller. They met in college in 2011, have been writing music ever since and call their genre, brat pop.
"Brat pop is one-half rebellion and one-half entertainment,” Diller says. “We’re not in it to spoon-feed people, but we are in it to entertain, put on a show, make people happy and make them move.”
On their debut album The Shape Of Brat Pop to Come, HOLYCHILD takes on nothing less than the idea of power dynamics and inequality—be it racial, social status, or gender-motivated. The beats are wild (thanks in no small part to Diller’s stint in Cuba studying Afro-Cuban drumming), and the tongues are placed firmly in cheek. The cover features a naked shot of Nistico, with hundred dollar bills covering her vagina. Meanwhile the cens...
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