Words by Tim Hakki @TimHakki
With heady cacophonous synths and powerful production underpinning Ottilia Zimmerman Kjulste sugar-sweet pop vocals, ‘Drug Money’ happens to be one of the most surprising sleeper hits of the year. It shows that there’s still room for incredible originality within the pop formula and that Swedish group Avante Black are a band worth seriously taking note of. It’s loud unabashed pop written and performed with the integrity and brain power of an alternative group and it’s exactly the kind of sound that emerges into the world fully-formed and primed to take over.