Bloodboy - Sex Crime

1.    Who?

Bloodboy is Lexie Papilion an indie pop musician from Los Angeles.  Sex Crime (Feb’18) is a single from her debut album Punk Adjacent (2018).

2. What?

Sex Crime is a retro-eighties pop song brought up to date in tune and words. A feminist voice in the lyrics is a given, beguiling, not strident. 

3. Who does Bloodboy sound like?

Blondie, Pat Benetar, and Bec Sandridge.

4. What have the plastic punchers said about Sex Crime?

“Continuing to push the boundaries of pop rock music” – Vents Magazine. 

 “Danceable, status-quo questioning indie-pop anthem” – Paper Mag. 

 “Fun retro music” – Fem Music. 

5. Which bands have influenced Bloodboy?

The Clash is Lexie Papilion's favorite band. Then David Bowie, Talking Heads, Ariel Pink, and Elvis Costello.

6. Why should I give Sex Crime a listen?

Because 80's pop is your guilty pleasure. Because you can't abide anything in the Top 50. Because you don't need to hear another song about how much money he has or how many women he sleeps with.


7. Does she have any more bangers?

Checkout Keep Your Disease. 


8. Any more words?

Punk Adjacent is produced by Taylor Locke (The New Pornographers, Sloan, Pearl Charles). 

“She laughed when he told her,
Wishes he was older”

The Howl & The Hum are a hypnotic pop/post punk band from York, England. They have been compared to Portishead and Massive Attack. The Howl & The Hum are influenced by bands like Bob Dylan, My Bloody Valentine, and Kendrick Lamar. They have been playing together for a couple of years and have a handful of singles out there. Portrait I (Jan'18) is the best of the lot. The phrasing and the voice is exquisite and the gradual build finally brings the guitar climax in the third minute. Rewards the patient.

“But angel leaves an imprint on your broken bones”