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New York, NY (May 29, 2024) – Austin-Based artist, Le Destroy releases the single and animated video for “Autonomy” ahead of her highly anticipated album, Trashumanism out Friday.
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In discussing the single Le Destroy said, “’Autonomy’ opposes violations of human rights and those with the power to oppress and exploit others for their own gains. It has many layers to it but ultimately it’s about maintaining autonomy over one’s life, including their freedoms and the right to decide what they want to do with their body and their personal data. From DNA, to stem cells, to choices regarding fertility, to something as simple as personal data, autonomy addresses moral and ethical questions within the quickly and ever evolving medical and tech communities.” [Stream + Watch].
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The album runs the gamut from aggressively haunting industrial to passionate punk anthems to dance-inducing electronic rock 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. [Pre-Save].
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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.
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“‘Trashumanism’ is about our regression and the negative impact ‘progress’ has had on our society, planet, and all its inhabitants.,” says Le Destroy. “You’d think with all this technology and 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.”
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“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 want people to be curious and want them to be excited about discovering new things and challenging themselves to think outside the box.”
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