Hey Hey Hate!

Hey Hey Hate! By ENERGY WHORES is an incredible mix of joyous dance fun and an intelligent, cutting, and acerbic take on the division inherent in modern politics and life. There is a long and storied lineage of tracks with a positive sound and a serious, cerebral message behind it. Songs like Hey Ya and Pumped up Kicks spring to mind. Although the concepts explored in Hey Hey Hate! are not necessarily as dark, they do express serious themes without compromising the track’s laid back, dance sound. Choosing dance music as a vessel for a message like this feels perfectly suited because dance music is personal yet deeply universal at the same time.

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The way everyone reacts to dance music is unique but shares the joy of moving your body. This sort of unifying joy matches the narrative message of rejecting division at the core of the track’s narrative identity. The song utilises layers of overlapping synths to build its sound and develop its timbre. It has this shiny, slick soundscape that defines its vibe with the vocal’s expressive depth adding a sense of richness and variety that improves the track overall. There are some parts of the synth that add through their rhythmic consistency and others that explore the melody of the track to a deeper level. The two don’t live in isolation, often bouncing off and interacting with one another in a way which feels very cathartic as a listener. These synth interactions make the piece feel alive as all the different sonic personalities that make it up play off one another, heightening their own sound with the contrast of the sounds around them. The beat is another strong suit, necessary for a dance banger like this. It has a punchy, sharp, distortion which almost gives the piece a vintage feel. This track feels perfectly suited to a nightclub at 2am but doesn’t compromise its message by creating its tone. If anything, the two aspects heighten one another.