BODEGA Drop New Single/Video "The Art of Advertising"

New York art-rock/punk band BODEGA have dropped the video for their new single "The Art of Advertising".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming second full-length album 'Broken Equipment (Xtra Equipment)', out today, July 15th, on What’s Your Rupture?​. Get your copy here.

Xtra Equipment boasts eight new bonus tracks from the Broken Equipment sessions, and comes ahead of the band’s summer North American headline tour beginning next week. Much like the songs on Broken Equipment, BODEGA made these tracks extra breezy and hooky as well as more philosophically ambitious than their previous recordings.

“Even when in the mode of social critique, I personally tend to think of my songwriting as more literary than analytic but here, the ‘The Art of Advertising’ and ‘Art and Advertising’ diptych functions as a sort of pop rock treatise on the subtle but crucial distinction between art and advertising (’Art creates cosmos’ whereas advertising ‘surface(s) status quo’),” says the BODEGA’s Ben Hozie. 

Watch: BODEGA Share Music Video For "How Can I Help Ya?"

New York art-rock/punk band BODEGA have shared the video for their latest single "How Can I Help Ya?".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming second full-length album 'Broken Equipment', which will be out on March 11 2022 via WYR? Pre-order your copy here.

Of the track, BODEGA's Ben Hozie writes: "‘How Can I Help Ya?’ was the last track I wrote for the album after all the other tracks had been recorded. I felt like the cinema of the record was missing a certain kind of scene: one where I could give myself and the broken world the benefit of the doubt. We have it start the b-side of the vinyl which is very different than the a-side. The wonder wounded conscious-troubled protagonist of ‘Thrown’ now seeks to voice grace instead of analysis and condemnation. The band matches this new tone with playful, early Beatles-inspired power pop. When we worked out the arrangement, Tai and Adam’s groove and Dan Ryan’s riffs came together almost as quickly as the lyrics. The same is often as true of song as of living: when you try hard you die hard."

Aptly enough, coming alongside word of BODEGA's return to these shores this autumn, 'How Can I Help Ya?' is accompanied by a video shot across the band's recent UK/EU run that hits at the heart of what a fun, powerful live act they've become. Hozie adds, "James Winstanley shot tons of great camcorder footage during our current tour that I edited in the back of the van in between shows. This has been by far our best tour yet ----> The crowds have been so great and the band is having a blast."

Watch the clip below.

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Watch: BODEGA Reveal New Single/Video "Statuette On the Console"

New York art-rock/punk band BODEGA have revealed the video for their new single "Statuette On the Console".

The song is taken from their forthcoming second full-length album 'Broken Equipment', which will be out on March 11 2022 via WYR? Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking about it, Nik E Iki writes: "‘Statuette on the Console’ is a celebration of shedding other people’s ideology. When writing the song I was trying to understand myself by exploring my values, but I could only come up against what I was not. The ability to believe and the comfort of ideology or isms is not one I have within me although as the song says, I myself live by my own inherited platitudes."

'Statuette on the Console' comes accompanied by a video directed by Nik E Iki that pokes fun at our dependence on fragile, fleeting technology. She offers:

"I have a certain reverence for the symbols of religion; creating iconography with antiquated technology is a big part of my process for the art of BODEGA. For the song’s accompanying music video, I cast myself as the titular statuette on the console, miming the song on top of an old television set, wearing a halo made out of a laser disc. I also created a giant iPhone dongle out of cardboard, fabric and pillow stuffing. In our tech-obsessed world, the dongle is a symbol with godlike powers of animating silence. I see something tragic in the fragility of these dongles and our dependence on them. It’s only a matter of days before they become broken equipment."

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New Entry: BODEGA Release New Single "THROWN"

New York art-rock/punk band BODEGA have released their new single "THROWN".

The song is taken from their forthcoming second full-length album 'Broken Equipment', which will be out on March 11 2022 via WYR? Pre-order your copy here.

The band's Ben Hozie explains: "‘Thrown’ was an attempt at a self-portrait track. The older I get the less I trust my own thoughts and perceptions of self  ——> I realise most of my values and judgments come from the records, films, books, and advertisements I have consumed my whole life. Recognising this ‘thrown-ness,’ while slightly disturbing, has been a source of inspiration for my creative mind. If the mind can only output what has been presented —> provide it with the proper input. You can remake yourself entirely at the drop of a (top)hat. The inputs I selected for this lyric: James Joyce and Bob Dylan. The music, to me, is a synthesis of many of the stylistic motifs our group has developed over the past few years: syncopated bass over a slow-shifting sea of guitar harmonics, violent guitar spams with machine influenced but human-played drums; plus male/female vox alternating between spoken text raps and melody."

Watch a lyric video below.

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BODEGA Announce New LP 'Broken Equipment', Stream "Doers"

New York art-rock/punk band BODEGA have announced the release of their second full-length album 'Broken Equipment'.

The follow-up to their 2018's debut Endless Scroll, was produced by the band's Ben Hozie himself with Bobby Lewis (Bodega’s NYC live sound mixer) and will be out on March 11 2022 via WYR?. Pre-order your copy here

Broken Equipment was inspired by a book club. In the early months of 2020, the Brooklyn art-punk incendiaries gathered together with close friends to study the works of a wide range of philosophers. Passionate debates lasting long into the night became a regular occurrence, motivating the band to become as ideologically unified as the weighty tomes they were reading. Broken Equipment is Bodega’s attempt to interrogate the external factors that make them who they are, propelling existential quandaries with tongue-in-cheek humour, highly personal lyrics, and irresistible grooves.

Since Bodega’s formation in 2016, Ben and Nikki (who previously played together in the band Bodega Bay) have experienced a rare meteoric rise. The duo double as filmmakers, earning acclaim for their 2020 erotic drama PVT Chat starring Peter Vack, Julia Fox, and other recognizable faces from the Safdie Brothers’ cinematic universe. When the pandemic forced them to hit pause, they used the opportunity to regroup with drummer/performance artist Tai Lee, bassist/book club leader Adam See, and lead guitarist Dan Ryan. 

The album’s 12 songs are set in present day New York City, packing in references to contemporary issues of algorithmic targeting, media gentrification, and the band itself.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for their new single "Doers" below.

Broken Equipment Tracklist:

01. Thrown

02. Doers

03. Territorial Call Of The Female

04. NYC (Disambiguation)

05. Statuette On The Console

06. C.I.R.P.

07. Pillar On The Bridge Of You

08. How Can I Help Ya?

09. No Blade Of Grass

10. All Past Lovers

11. Seneca The Stoic

12. After Jane

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Watch: Bodega Unveil Music Video For "Domesticated Animal"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have unveiled the video for "Domesticated Animal".

The song is part of our current playlist andis taken from their 2019 EP 'Shiny New Model', out via What's Your Rupture?. Grab your copy here.

Watch the video below.

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New Entry: Bodega Premiere New Single "Knife On The Platter"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have premiered their new single "Knife On The Platter".

The song is taken from the upcoming new mini LP 'Shiny New Model', which will be out on October 11 through What's Your Rupture?. Grab your copy here.

"l was imagining a top notch Gena-Rowlands-esque actress who is cast in a mediocre gothic who nonetheless elevates the script's schlocky material through her absolute commitment to authentically live each moment of the play. She performs as if the gods are watching - she 'acts' as if each gesture will be set in stone for the future to see. That's a show business trick ----> when performing imagine your heroes are in the room. You will no longer mess around. Twice in the song Zeus responds via the lightning striking from Madison's guitar. That's the thing: even when you are totally alone and lost ---> someone is (or will always be) watching your actions. Chose wisely".

Watch the lyric video below.

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Bodega Announce 'Shiny New Model' EP, Drop Video For Title Track

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have announced the release of their new mini LP 'Shiny New Model'.

The 8-track EP follows on from their 2018's debut album 'Endless Scroll', and will be out on October 11 through What's Your Rupture?. Grab your copy here.

The record covers various thematic ground: history alive in the present, the sadness of modern consumption, adultery via sexting, and a song set inside an actual bodega (Shiny New Model). In addition to the breezy hook-filled songs, the vinyl and CD feature an extended improvised version of the group’s staple track Truth Is Not Punishment. The band has been using this song as a vehicle for live improvisation for a year and decided to use a day of the session to experiment with capturing the song’s new, extended boundaries in the studio.

Check out the tracklist and watch the video for "Shiny New Model" below.

Shiny New Model  Tracklist:
01. Shiny New Model
02. Treasures
03. No Vanguard Revival
04. Knife On The Platter
05. Domesticated Animal
06. Realism
07. Truth Is Not Punishment (Long)
08. Truth Is Not Punishment (Short)

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Watch: Bodega Air Music Video For "Name Escape"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have aired the video for their current single "Name Escape".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the band's debut album 'Endless Scroll', which came out in July through What's Your Rupture?. Grab your copy here.

The video was directed by Nikki Belfiglio. Watch it below.

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Watch: Bodega Reveal Live Video For New Song "Warhol"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have aired a live video performing a new song called "Warhol".

The track features on the band's upcoming debut album 'Endless Scroll', set to arrive on July 6th through What's Your Rupture?. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was shot in Cologne, Germany at Sonic Ballroom. Watch it below.

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Watch: Bodega Air Music Video For New Song "Gyrate"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have aired the video for their new single "Gyrate".

The song is taken from their upcoming debut album 'Endless Scroll', set to arrive on July 6th through What's Your Rupture?. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by Nikki Belfiglio. Watch it below.

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Watch: Bodega Reveal Music Video For New Single "Jack In Titanic"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have revealed the video for their brand new single "Jack In Titanic".

The song is taken from their upcoming debut album 'Endless Scroll', set to arrive on June 1st through What's Your Rupture?. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by Nikki Belfiglio and Corey Eisenberg. Watch it below.

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Bodega Detail Debut LP 'Endless Scroll', Share Music Video For "Can’t Knock The Hustle"

New York art-rock/punk band Bodega have revealed details of their upcoming debut album 'Endless Scroll'.

The 14-track album was produced by Parquet Courts’ Austin Brown and will be out on June 1st through What's Your Rupture?. It features the already unveiled debut single "How Did This Happen?!" and their brand new single "Can’t Knock The Hustle".

Vocalist and guitarist Ben Hozie said:

“A few years ago I found myself working at an obnoxious soft serve shoppe in Union Square with this great Jamaican guy named Steven, who was an aspiring rapper. We used to engage in strange late-night Socratic discussions and the day Jay-Z’s 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' came out he led me into a whirlpool of a syllogism that lead to the disastrous results heard on the track. Lesson learned: logic means nothing without context (in this case, Jay-Z's). Unfortunately, the premise that 'capital=beyond critique' is mostly considered sound in our artificially sweetened augmented-reality world. Care for a sample? For the advertisement of the song we wanted to make a proper pop clip, one I hope Steven appreciates. Nikki (Belfiglio) directed it and Taylor Christoffel photographed it.”

Pre-order the album here, check out the tracklist and watch the video for "Can’t Knock The Hustle" below.

Tracklist:
01. How Did This Happen?!
02. Bodega Birth
03. Name Escape
04. Boxes For the Move
05. I Am Not A Cinephile
06. Can't Knock The Hustle
07. Gyrate
08. Jack In Titanic
09. Margot
10. Bookmarks
11. Warhol
12. Charlie
13. Williamsburg Bridge
14. Truth Is Not Punishment

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Watch: Bodega Unleash Music Video For Debut Single "How Did This Happen?!"

New York art-rock band Bodega have unleashed the video for their infectious debut single "How Did This Happen?!".

The song is taken from their upcoming debut album 'Endless Scroll' will be released by What's Your Rupture? Records this summer. It was produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts and mixed and mastered by Jonathan Schenke (Eaters, producer of Parquet Courts’ Light Up Gold).

Watch the clip below.

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