A project formed by guitarist Vi Mayugba and vocalist Alexia Roditis when the pair were just 15 years old, each Destroy Boys record has soundtracked an ending of sorts. From leaving high school to adjusting to a post-COVID existence, their discography serves as an intimate insight into personal growth, and on their fourth full-length collection Funeral Soundtrack #4 they’re seemingly more comfortable in themselves than ever before.
Delivering a swift middle finger to an industry that has repeatedly tried to take advantage of their naivety in the past, from the moment the gloomy, angst-ridden opening notes of Bad Guy burst into the poppy melodies of Plucked, it’s clear that any restraints on the Californians have been shattered. With Roditis’ sassy snarl expressing disdain with society’s objectification and the constant demand to conform, their scrappy punk charm remains, but has evolved with maturity. Anger and fatigue with the world’s declining state are still central to their cause, and Destroy Boys seem more determined than ever to fight for their right to exist.
