Joywave’s Daniel Armbruster and Sir Sly’s Jason Suwito are the two best friends that anyone could have. They've teamed up as Best Frenz since lockdown, releasing their debut EP, titled 30% Off.
The lead single — "Ugly Ending" — packs quite a punch: starting slow, with seemingly melancholic vocals, we quickly see how much energy these two can bring to a track once the instrumentals get going.
"Ugly Ending" explores the role of consumerism inside a global crisis. Here are some late-night thoughts on the matter: what's being alluded to on a macro-level, also pertains to each one of us on a micro-level too. We fulfill insatiable selfish desires each day, thinking we need to put ourselves first even though we struggle side-by-side together. As the lyric goes "I tell myself these little myths I don't even believe in."
Something that's a little easier to believe in, is generosity, and how we can be of help. So here's some reading material abouthow to help Lebanon after the Beirut explosion.