Genre-blurring, chiptuney emo band Hey, ily! have announced a new album, Hey, I Loathe You!, which follows their great 2022 debut LP Psychokinetic Love Songs and arrives October 25 via Lonely Ghost Records (pre-order). The first single is “(Dis)Connected,” a fusion of hard-charging emo-punk and video game synths that the band says was inspired by Asian Kung-Fu Generation and MSPAINT.
According to a press release, “‘(Dis)Connected’ is a song about being uncomfortable with sharing your thoughts and feelings anywhere but the internet. When therapy is inaccessible, and the usual support system is seeming insecure, social media is a quick and easy, yet ineffective and mostly harmful, way to vent.” It all builds to a refrain where Caleb Haynes yell-sings “I’m so connected that I’m disconnected.” Check it out below.
Tracklist
1. The Impending Dissolve of Hey, Ily!
2. Feel Good Forever
3. Is Worry
4. Wind-Up Toy
5. Gelato Skip
6. Pass The Body Dysmorphia, Please!
7. (Dis)Connected
8. Dev Hell
9. whenicouldstillfeel
10. Head Like a Zombie
11. End Credits (Denouement)