Category: Boy Harsher

Boy Harsher Share New Single “Tough Luck (When You Don’t Call)”

Photo: Jaxon Whittington

As we get closer to the release of the long-awaited new “Boy Harsher” album GET MEAN, the beloved Darkwave duo have shared another taster of the new album titled “Tough Luck (When You Don’t Call).” About the track, vocalist Jae Matthews says “I wrote the “Wanna say / I’m okay” practically in tears on a plywood floor in the middle of West Texas last January. My bittersweet mantra.” You can watch the music video for “Tough Luck (When You Don’t Call),” as well as pre-order Get Mean below:

Get Mean Pre-order: https://boyharsher.bandcamp.com/album/get-mean

Boy Harsher Announce New Album “Get Mean,” Share New Single “Hard Beat”

Following their recent 80s Pop Rock-tinged banger “Jeans,” Darkwave duo “Boy Harsher” have officially announced the release of their new album Get Mean. The album will drop September 18th, and follows The Runner, which was the soundtrack for their short film of the same name back in 2022. The duo have also released another new track off the album titled “Hard Beat.” About the album, the band have stated “Get Mean is a meditation on love, loss, and survival.” The duo confronts “grief and heartbreak head-on, tracing the difficult process of moving through loss and discovering a path toward renewal. At its core, Get Mean is a redemption album – a document of one of life’s most painful chapters and the strength found on the other side of it.”

Pre-order: https://boyharsher.bandcamp.com/album/get-mean

Album Review: Boy Harsher – Careful

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Artist: Boy Harsher

Album: Careful

Genre: Electronic/Industrial/EBM/Synth-Pop

Rating: 8/10

Creating eerie atmospheres with very dark synth-driven “Electronica,” Western Massachusetts based duo “Boy Harsher” have been at it for awhile now making a name for themselves in the underground of “Electronic” music. After two EPs and one full-length album, releases that found the two exploring dark atmospherics that evoke David Lynch-esque surrealism, and combining these explorations with very dark Gothic-tinged “Synth-Pop,” the two have nearly perfected this sound on their new second full-length album Careful. This music is dance floor ready, but also very gloomy with it’s foggy and anachronistic style that sounds like 80’s “Synth-Pop” from an alternate universe. The production provided by member Gus Muller recalls the danceable side of “Industrial” or “EBM,” perfect for those who favor Twitch Ministry over The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste Ministry. On top of that Jae Matthews’ vocals exude sensuality and are often ethereal. Her almost whispered delivery adds a fragile yet impactful element that impressively blends into the instrumentation to the point where her vocals become an instrument. This album overall projects images of foggy nights or cloudy days upon hearing it, but with enough danceable beats, this juxtaposes the dark minimalism very well, offering an undeniably enticing listen.

Written By: Steven Sandoval

Date: 02/02/19