{"id":43723,"date":"2025-08-13T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43723"},"modified":"2025-07-27T19:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T23:54:50","slug":"punchbag-are-back-with-euphoric-chaos-on-new-single-i-love-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43723","title":{"rendered":"PUNCHBAG are back with euphoric chaos on new single \u2018I Love This!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

South London\u2019s wildest sibling duo, PUNCHBAG (aka Clara and Anders Bach), are back and firing on all cylinders with their latest single I Love This!<\/em>\u2014a defiant, adrenalized blast of rave-pop that punches through the emotional grey zone and comes out glittering. It\u2019s out now via Mute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following their riotous debut EP \u2018I\u2019m Not Your Punchbag\u2019 (released in May), the new track takes things up several notches\u2014mixing head-spinning synths, chaotic energy, and enough emotional whiplash to leave you breathless. It\u2019s what Clara calls an \u201canti-depression anthem\u201d<\/em>, but don\u2019t expect it to be all sunshine and serotonin. This is catharsis in neon\u2014where the \u201cfleas, drugstores, tea leaves, dopamine dreams\u201d all collide at once in a euphoric mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written at 3am in Berlin, I Love This!<\/em> spirals through extremes with zero apologies. Anders brings the maximalist, speaker-blowing production, while Clara\u2019s lyrics cascade like a brain unraveling in real time. It\u2019s loud, it\u2019s unpredictable, and it has no interest in hiding the ugly parts. And yet\u2014it\u2019s playful too. There\u2019s a wink behind the madness, a nudge that says: yeah, life\u2019s a lot… but sometimes, that\u2019s the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSometimes life really is an extreme sport,\u201d<\/em> Clara says. \u201cSo the highs should be celebrated. Getting through a shit phase should be danced about\u2014with synths, a dance tempo, and something to shout!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That loud-quiet-louder ethos is becoming a PUNCHBAG signature. Every release dials the drama up to eleven\u2014leaning harder into the weird, sharper into the pop, and deeper into the feeling. If it\u2019s not intense, what\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their live shows match the vibe: unfiltered, sweaty, and gloriously chaotic. Whether it\u2019s a packed club in London or a festival stage in Berlin, PUNCHBAG shows are communal therapy through sound\u2014built for dancing, shouting, and maybe crying a bit too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their debut EP may have only clocked in at 15 minutes, but it made a serious impact. NME, DIY, Dork, CLASH, Stereogum, PAPER, Wonderland, and a whole chorus of tastemakers were quick to jump on board. Spotify tapped them as a RADAR: First Listen artist, and their first headline show at Bermondsey Social Club sold out in a flash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, with I Love This!<\/em>, the Bachs are doubling down on what they do best: making music that\u2019s raw, loud, emotionally unstable, and absolutely irresistible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stream I Love This!<\/em> now<\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s three minutes of pure emotional gymnastics, and yeah\u2026 you\u2019ll probably love it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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