Sexuality. Danger. Chicago’s Pixel Grip have released the second single for 2021, “ALPHAPUSSY.” The single follows up last month’s rippingly-charged “Pursuit” which gave listeners a taste of what’s to come with its sophomore release, ARENA. The trio of Rita Lukea & company’s place in the queer club world of Chicago has already come to define them, and the new album’s melding of avant pop, EBM, and minimal wave has a certain undeniable immediacy.

“ALPHAPUSSY” has immediate pounding rhythms that hit first and hit hard. It’s a song about female empowerment and the calling out of societal double standards.  

The Chicago trio takes inspiration from the dimly-lit stages they dominate from their forthcoming sophomore album ARENA (Feeltrip Records), announced today for a May 21st release date. With a distinct pulse to their music exploring Avant pop, EBM, and minimal wave, the pounding dance rhythms of the upcoming album were inspired by the group’s shows supporting their 2019 debut Heavy Handed and the shared pulse and blood rush between the growing crowds of dancing bodies the trio saw throughout Chicago.