It’s been nearly two decades since3OH!3 crashed the top of the pop charts, but their spirit remains as unflinching as ever. What started as a DIY project quickly catapulted Sean Foreman andNathaniel Motte’s dorm-room demos into a cultural phenomenon, soundtracking both Warped Tourand Top 40 radio takeovers with a blend of hip-hop bravado, tongue-in-cheek chaos and hooks more ascendant than their Boulder, CO,hometown.
That legacy has only grown with time as a new wave of fans and artists continue to champion platinum-certified anthems like“DONTTRUSTME,” “STARSTRUKK,”and“My FirstKiss” worldwide at events like Emo Nite, while Motte and Foreman bring their high-octanelive show to Coachella, Reading & Leeds, and Warped Tour, where mosh pits andsingalongs serve as a reminder that 3OH!3’s impact isn’t frozen in time, but constantly evolving.
Their music has never been about looking back, but always living in the moment andpushingforward in pursuit of something legendary just out of reach: the next wild weekend,the next epicstory, the next inside joke you had to be there for.Recently they broughtthatsame genre-defyingmash-up mentality to“SLUSHIE,”their first new music since 2021. Amid glitched-out beats, wobblysynths and synesthetic lyricism,they pay tribute to arelationship that hurts so good, the kind thatfreezes your brain in a way that’s inescapable and addictively euphoric. It’s a love song delivered the way only 3OH!3 could: messy, loud and wryly irreverent.
Follow up single“HIT ME HARDER”is an unexpected return to form for the band, who drew inspiration from the underground dance rock music they grew up with as well as today’s “indie-sleeze” scene. The result is a gritty track that would fit comfortably alongside the band’s earliest releases, while still feeling fresh.
