About this episode
The episode features the NYC dance-pop duo Fcukers discussing their irreverent approach to music and their influences from the '90s.
'90s nostalgia, big beat and bargain-bin house courtesy of the NYC dance-pop duo. Fcukers don't really care about success. Or at least, that's how it started. "We don't give a shit. We're not going to have a music career. Who cares? We're going to do exactly what we want," Jackson Walker Lewis told Rolling Stone, recalling the duo's early mindset. The origin of their name, lifted from the iconoclastic slogan that defined a generation of anti-fashion kids, is a fitting touch for a duo transforming '90s nostalgia into something distinctly modern. That irreverence still runs through Lewis and Shanny Wise. Indie kids turned club kids, Fcukers draw from big beat, filter house, dance punk, drum & bass, reggae and dub. Their rise has been swift, catching ears across music and fashion circles alike — including Hedi Slimane, who flew them to Paris to soundtrack a show afterparty. Behind the attitude is a genuine education in dance music lineage, an instinct that's since drawn the attention of artists like Charli XCX and Tiga. Their RA Mix channels the wide-eyed optimism of an era they clearly hold dear. And with debut album Ö landing this week, success seems to have found them all the…
Topics covered
- 90s nostalgia
- dance music
- big beat
- house music
- indie
- club culture
Keywords
- Fcukers
- dance-pop
- big beat
- house
- 90s
- music career
- indie kids
- club kids
- debut album
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rolling Stone, Fcukers, Charli XCX, Tiga, Hedi Slimane
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