New York, NY (March 13, 2024) –Le Destroyreleases bold and unapologetic single and video, “Me vs. You,” premiered by MXDWN today from Trashumanism due May 31. [Pre-Save]. The record was co-produced by former Nine Inch Nails collaborator Danny Lohner, mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Garbage, Yeah Yeah Yeahs),and features Josh Freese on drums.
The new single is a response to the divisive nature of our society. Instead of focusing on political differences, it highlights the negative aspects of judgment and shame while finding strength in our similarities. In discussing the song, Le Destroy said, “It’s a multidimensional work and defiant message against those who engage in ‘Us vs. Them’ behavior and tells a powerful story of an individual (the ‘me’) embracing who they are in the face of criticism (the ‘you’). In the second verse, the lyrics suggest a shift in perspective, with the ‘you’ realizing they’re actually more like the ‘me.’ The video serves as an introduction into the world of ‘Trashumanism’ – a gateway into a sort of augmented reality that will bring continuity to the different facets of the project.”
The 10-tracks on Trashumanism runs the gamut from aggressively haunting industrial to passionate punk anthems to dance-inducing electronic rock.Under her nom de plume, Kristina Olson, Le Destroy hammers in her thoughts on consumerism, feminism, body autonomy, sexuality and technology’s overthrow, bound together in a futuristic sheen that even Stanley Kubrick could appreciate.
“‘Trashumanism’ is about our regression and the negative impact of technology and media on our society, and the turn we’ve taken towards the divisive side,” says Le Destroy. “You’d think with all this technology and social awareness we’d be growing and evolving and be able to have complex solutions to these complex problems, but it seems like we just can’t find common ground in our way forward.”
“I want to be disruptive and make people think,” adds Le Destroy,who was previously courted by Interscope and Warner Bros., and whose perspectives are highly informed by a post collegiate degree in earth science from the University of California San Diego. “The scientist and artist in me wants people to be curious and wants them to be excited about discovering new things and challenging themselves to think outside the box.”
Trashumanism Tracklist:
1. Me vs. You
2. Madness
3. Pacify
4. Trashumanism
5. Kiss Kiss Bang
6. The Future Is Now
7. Breed
8. Memento Mori
9. Autonomy
10. Parasite
Le Destroy is an Austin-based producer/artist known as Kristina Olson who encompasses a breadth of futuristic-leaning music and visuals that play off society’s transgressions.
She creates a range of aggressively haunting industrial music, passionate punk anthems and dancey electronic rock. Although Le Destroy is relatively new, Olson’s history in music is not. She cut her teeth moving to Los Angeles fresh out of high school and honed her chops banging on her acoustic in true grunge fashion. She played for anyone who would listen and eventually managed to play her way into The Enterprise, a now defunct recording studio in Burbank, CA. There she found herself alongside the likes of P!NK, Linda Perry, and Dave Pensado. Both P!NK and Pensado were early supporters of Olson’s.
Olson continued developing her skills working on film music with industry powerhouses like Forest Whitaker, writing songs for Lakeshore Records movie soundtracks, and singing the theme song to an animated Barbie film by Mattel. Olson’s songwriting skills eventually earned her an invitation to speak on a Grammy Panel at USC and perform at the Producers and Engineers Party for the Recording Academy.
More recently, Olson’s work was commissioned by the makers of the Cyberpunk 2077 video game for their Radio Volume soundtracks and in-game music alongside Run The Jewels, HEALTH and SOPHIE – “Sleek and futuristic, dirty and aggressive,” said Charlie Clouser (NIN, Saw, American Horror Story). “Le Destroy really captures the feel of a scary future where anything might happen, and gets me pumped to do bad things in the world of Cyberpunk 2077.”
