Rising artist Petti Hendrix is each introducing himself and embracing pure mayhem along with his newest single and video, “APESHIT,” out now by way of MDDN Information. Taking a “guerrilla-style” method, the observe drops completely on YouTube, making the video and visible expertise the one approach listeners can really faucet in.
The track got here collectively on a visit to Nashville, the place Hendrix linked with acclaimed producers Nick Bailey and Andy Okay. Bailey — whose collective résumé spans an eclectic vary of artists together with Lana Del Rey, Quavo, Maroon 5, Sum 41, Blake Shelton, and extra — including yet one more layer to the genre-agnostic artist’s newest effort. Although Hendrix’s sound has been coined “entice rock” a couple of times, with every launch, it’s changing into tougher and tougher for anyone label to stay. It’s nostalgic, uncooked, and reflective of not solely the varied influences he grew up round, spanning Michael Jackson to Child Cudi, however his curiosity and openness round adopting and deciphering new sounds. This refusal to suit into anyone lane exhibits up in his physique of labor — one that features hooky, pop-punk-infused tracks like “Be OK (RMX)” with Good Charlotte and Waterparks, subsequent to tracks like “APESHIT,” with its punk perspective, distorted guitars, and rambunctious power. Both approach, he’s creating anthemic, addictive songs which might be each unpredictable and uniquely his personal.
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In a 2024 interview with AP, the artist advised us, “The great thing about music is that so many individuals use it to connect with one thing, somebody, or someplace. So I attempt to preserve extra life experiences in my music as a result of if I or somebody I do know has gone by way of these experiences, I’m certain the plenty have a way to connect with the songs.”
The video doubles down on Hendrix’s inherent unfiltered authenticity and permits us to see much more of him. Shot DIY-style in Milwaukee, Hendrix, alongside his childhood mates and relations, finds himself in the identical neighborhoods and homes the place he grew up. From there, a Mission X-inspired home social gathering unfolds, completely unspoken and in actual time — no glam squad, shot record, or A&R individual within the neighborhood — exuding a reckless power that mirrors the observe itself.
Directed and edited by Erik Rojas — who beforehand collaborated with Hendrix on movies for “Be Okay,” “Higher Off Lifeless,” and “Final Night time” — the “APESHIT” visible delivers an unfiltered snapshot of chaos, nostalgia, and hometown power wrapped into two-and-a-half explosive minutes.
