Pussy Riot have announced their new album, CYKA, set to arrive on June 12th. To preview the LP, the Nadya Tolokonnikova-led group has shared a new single, “CANDY DOPAMINE,” featuring Avenged Sevenfold, along with an accompanying video.
Spanning 14 tracks and billed as their debut album, CYKA is the distillation of Pussy Riot’s 14 years of experience with protest, imprisonment, and exile. Of note, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, a frequent subject of Pussy Riot’s ire, is listed as a feature on the self-titled track, though Tolokonnikova does not intend to give him royalties.
“CANDY DOPAMINE” mixes pop with alternative rock and heavy riffs, alongside guest vocals from Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows. “To a place where we’re free,” Tolokonnikova sings. “Poppin’ candy dopamine/ No more pain, you and me/ Poppin’ candy dopamine.”
In a statement, Tolokonnikova described the track as a “love & hate song to prescription and designer drug culture. It started with my dependence on anti depressants, but it’s also looking at everyone now mentalhealthmaxxing and looksmaxxing via pills and injections.”
She continued, “It’s not a judgement, it’s just an observation and my personal experience with these things is that I have to be in a long term relationship with them for my PTSD and depression.”
Separately, Tolokonnikova has challenged Putin to a cage match, which would force him to “get the fuck out of Ukraine” if defeated. “The world can watch him lose to a girl, even with all his judo training,” she said. “He can’t even URA anymore, but he throws the world into despair.”
Next up, Pussy Riot will play the “BEYOND THE STREETS” exhibit in Paris on June 20th, with more live shows to be announced.
CYKA Artwork:
CYKA Tracklist:
01. GODS LEFT
02. PAIN / БОЛЬ
03. NOTHING TO LOSE
04. CYKA (feat. Vladimir Putin)
05. MURKA
06. GORE (feat. B-Real)
07. CANDY DOPAMINE (feat. Avenged Sevenfold)
08. FACELESS PIGS
09. UTOPIA ft salem ilese
10. DISOBEY
11. GOD LOVES THE FIERCE / БОГ ЛЮБИТ ЛЮТЫХ
12. CANCEL ME
13. BLIZZARD
14. OUTRO
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