Badflower, F*kboi | Track Review 🎵

Josh Katz and Badflower continue to impress on the explicitly titled “Fukboi,” the third advance single from This is How the World Ends.

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e could be anyone’s mistake / Just say your boyfriend’s out of town / Don’t let him bum a cigarette.”  🎵 “Fukboi” appears as the second track on 💿 This is How the World Ends, the sophomore album by L.A. rock collective, Badflower. For Josh Katz and company, the colorfully titled record marks the third overall single from LP following 🎵 “Family” and 🎵 “Don’t Hate Me”. Produced by Katz, 🎛 Scott Borchetta, and 🎛 John Varvatos, the two-minute-and-forty-second cut marks another bright spot for the underrated band.

As you’d expect, Mr. Katz isn’t a fan of fuckboys, evidenced in several instances:

“Respect? No Way!
He’s from California
Show up! Get Laid!
They can’t all ignore ya
La- La- La- La- La- La- La- La- La-
Good luck, fukboi
No one’s rooting for ya.”

Katz highlights the ‘fuckboy playbook’ and how utterly shameless they are. What really sells “Fukboi” are the aggressive, expressive vocals.  He’s proven to be an animated, electrifying front man.  A section worth noting, I like the change of pace on the bridge before Katz and company rachet up the aggressiveness once more.  Also, “Fukboi” isn’t merely about those godawful f-boys or those filthy f-bombs uttered.  There’s a compelling instrumental supporting Josh, comprised of driving bass, aggressive guitars, and pummeling drums. Woo!

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Final Thoughts 💭 

Was there ever any doubt a song titled “Fukboi” would disappoint? That answer is a resounding no. Sure, “Family” is the song to beat from This is How the World Ends prior to its release, but “Fukboi” is another ear catching gem from Badflower, period. 

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🎙 Badflower • 💿 This is How the World Ends • 🏷 Big Machine / John Varvatos • 🗓 9.24.21 

[📷: Big Machine, Brent Faulkner, John Varvatos, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

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