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Kate Crudgington

"If something’s wrong, you don’t have to just sit and take it." How gender-smashing punks Destroy Boys ripped themselves apart to start again

(Image credit: Matty Vogel)

Sat in the van travelling between states on their mini-headline tour of the USA, Destroy Boys’ lead vocalist Alexia Roditis is enjoying life on the road. The four-piece punk band have just played The Harley Davidson festival in Milwaukee, and are making their way to hit the stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago when they join Louder via a slightly creaky video link. 

Occasional connection issues aside, the Sacramento-based musician’s enthusiasm and willingness to talk about the band’s fourth record – Funeral Soundtrack #4, just released via Hopeless Records – is palpable. “Going into this record, my perspective shifted to not only think about my needs and wants as a person listening to music, but also our fans, and what they might want to hear," they tell us. “This album felt important to write.”

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