Saturday, 10 December 2022

Songs of the year, Number 15: Lynks - Hey Joe (Relax) [Music Video]


Bristol based, never-knowingly-understated 'drag monster' Lynks has been enthusiastically promoted by 6Music's Lauren Laverne in recent years. The biting satire of 'Hey Joe (Relax)' earned the self proclaimed "Best musician in the entire world" a playlist slot on the station early on in 2022. Needless to say, the sweary bits were cut or bleeped out.

By turns rude and hilarious, this enthusiastic and highly infectious slice of electro pop takes a series of clawed swipes at the wellness industry while also delivering a particularly robust 'fuck off' to an especially obnoxious ex. "Feeling are like arseholes - I don't want yours" they sing emphatically at one point. If Frankie Goes To Hollywood had not been introduced to Trevor Horn, it might have sounded like this.

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