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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 12 – Delilah Bon December 24, 2023

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Well, here we are at the end of our journey through Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas for 2023. Regular readers will know that this year I have used the series to showcase artists featured in Spotify’s Misfits 2.0 playlist. Some of them I discovered via Misfits 2.0, others I was already a huge fan of. Today’s post features the obscenely talented Delilah Bon, probably my favourite living artist. Since “Devil” in July 2020 she has released some stunning songs plus a great EP, ‘Ready To Kill’ and a self-titled debut album that blew away the competition in 2021. I believe that we might see her sophomore album in 2024, I certainly hope so.

Delilah Bon is the alter ego of Lauren Tate of Hands Off Gretel. In her approach to life, her attitude, and especially her music she stands up for women and girls and the whole LGBTQ+ community and frankly she is an inspirational icon for anyone who dares to be different. She has had a great year with a trio of classic singles, “I Wish A Bitch Would”, “Brat” and the magnificent “Witch”. She enlisted the help of ALT BLK ERA on the latter, another act that featured in this year’s 12 Days of Christmas posts. In addition, I have also showcased WARGASM, Royal and the Serpent, Poppy, Girli, tiLLie, 100 gecs, Casseyette, FKA Rayne, Scene Queen, and Jazmin Bean. Delilah Bon has played some excellent support slots this year for Scene Queen and Shaka Ponk. Earlier this year she performed “War On Women” on French TV’s biggest music programme Taratata. In her music she embraces hip-hop, punk, rap, and metal. If you do not have Delilah Bon in your life yet, why the hell not?

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 11 – Jazmin Bean December 23, 2023

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Christmas is nearly here and we are at Day 11 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2023. Focused on artists that have been featured on Spotify’s Misfits 2.0 playlist. Jazmin Bean, today’s choice, is a hugely talented artist that I discovered via the playlist. They are an artist almost like no other, and they have a sound that incorporates metal, pop, horror, acoustic, punk, cinema scope, emo, hip-hop, trip-hop, and dark rock all with hooks with the power to create a new universe. I would like to nominate Jazmin Bean to compose a soundtrack for a British Folk Horror film, I think that they would do an amazing job! The current single “Terrified” is gorgeous and raised the hairs on the back of my neck. Meanwhile, “Hello Kitty” kicks in with a kid’s refrain and then scares the living shit out of you when the huge riffs kick in, incredible tunes.

Jazmin Bean began performing in 2015, and they have got better and better with every release. The new album ‘Traumatic Livelihood’ is scheduled for release next February. Jazmin Bean is also a supremely talented make-up artist and has called their sometimes ‘doll-like’ appearance as ‘a genderless monster’. In addition to producing some incredible music, they also run a cruelty-free, vegan cosmetics company called Cult Candy Cosmetics. I don’t believe that there are many artists that I can think of whom I have seen their parents play live. But I have seen both Jazmin’s parents in live shows. Their Dad is Ginger Wildheart who I have seen many times and their Mum is Angie Adams who drummed with a punk band called Fluffy in the 1990s. I saw them once in a support slot, at least I think I did. Get listening to Jazmin Bean now, that’s an order!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 10 – Scene Queen December 22, 2023

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Day 10 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas features New York-born Hannah Collins who many will know as the originator and Empress of Bimbocore, Scene Queen. Yes, Scene Queen has invented her own genre which is a kind of nu-metal, pop-driven, punky sound that allows her to sing her incredibly well thought and feminist lyrics over some great tunes. I didn’t find Scene Queen via Spotify’s Misfits 2.0, although they featured on that playlist a lot. I was lucky enough to see Scene Queen live at the Leeds Festival back in 2022. I think she will be back at the Bramham Park site next year and I am already looking forward to that. She will also be performing at Download 2024.

Scene Queen has released a banging barrage of magnificent singles, particularly “Pink Bubblegum”, “Pink G-String” and three from her album ‘Hot Singles In Your Area’ which is scheduled for release next year. Those three are “18+”, “Pink Push-Up Bra” and the new single “MILF”, all of these suggest that the album might already be a contender for album of the year 2024. Another wonderful plus point is Scene Queen‘s excellent taste in music, back in October she invited Delilah Bon to support her on her UK tour. She has also hooked up with Bellesa Sex Toys, and offered some great deals on vibes! If Scene Queen isn’t in your life yet, she should be! Check her out!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 9 – FKA Rayne December 21, 2023

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It is time for Day 9 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2023 and today’s artist is another that I discovered thanks to Spotify’s Misfits 2.0 playlist. It is an incredibly talented alternative rock artist, FKA Rayne from Vancouver Canada. She started out as more of a pop artist back in 2019 but now embraces a more hardcore metal sound and she hasn’t lost her deft pop touches. The current single “Woof” is perhaps her best yet, although the competition is tough. I particularly love “Perverse”; last year’s “Praying Mantis” is stunning. Check FKA Rayne out NOW!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 8 – Cassyette

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Day 8 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2023 features Cassyette, one of the UK’s finest music talents and another artist that I discovered thanks to Spotify’s Misfits 2.0 playlist. She has been described as nu-metal, but personally I think she just takes metal to new, hardcore heights that it has not reached before. But it’s not only metal she also skillfully blends elements of electro and punk into her songs. Since “Jean” exploded into the world in 2019 there have been an incredible collection of great songs from Cassyette. Plenty of great singles, many of which were collected on the rather wonderful ‘Sad Girl Mixtape’ album from 2022. Her new single “Boom” is a beautiful, bombastic banger and her cover of Harry Styles’ “As It Was” is sublime. Cassyette will only get bigger and better in 2024, be there!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 7 – 100 gecs December 20, 2023

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Day 7 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2023 brings you 100 gecs, a band I discovered thanks to the Spotify playlist Misfits 2.0. Dylan Brady and Laura Les formed 100 gecs in St. Louis, USA in 2015 and they have now released two albums (‘1000 gecs’ and ‘10,000 gecs’ in 2019 and 2023 there was also a remix album, ‘1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues’ in 2020) Based on the album titles so far will there next one be called ‘100,000 gecs’? Their music is most prominently dance-based, and they have worked with some giants in that field including Skrillex and Basement Jaxx. Their reimagination of Linkin Park’s “One Step Closer” is beyond special. They also issued a Christmas(ish) tune, back in 2020, called “sympathy 4 the grinch” which has so much pop punk and ska in it. Some of their earlier remixes might have originated in a parallel universe in which 100 gecs are musical gods.

I am not sure I can really find the words to describe the wacky, wonderful weirdness of their self-titled EP from 2017. “Fuck Teeth” is delightfully different. While “25 bands and a geccco” might have been made via a sentient AI being trapped inside an arcade game, bloody brilliant! The 2022 EP ‘Snake Eyes’ features the previously mentioned collaboration with Skrillex and two other very classy tunes. The hard disco blues of “Hey Big Man” and the ethereal pop dance, with added heavy guitar riffage, of “Runaway”. I loved this year’s album ‘10,000 gecs’ so much that I placed it at number 20 in the Mayhem Albums Of The Year! Check 100 gecs out, you need them in your world!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 6 – ALT BLK ERA December 18, 2023

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It is halfway house for this year’s Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series which features artists that I have discovered via Spotify’s Misfits 2.0 playlist or artists that I love who have appeared on it. Day 6 features the magnificent ALT BLK ERA. I heard them for the first time quite a while ago and then had the opportunity to see them headline the BBC Introducing Stage at Leeds Festival in August. I was also honoured to get to interview them at Leeds too. Nyrobi and Chaya, if you’re up for a longer interview in 2024, let me know. ALT BLK ERA have released some stunning singles since 2022 and this culminated in their awesome EP ‘Freak Show’ which came out in September. They also worked on a brilliant collaboration with one of my favourite living artists, Delilah Bon on the monumental track “Witch”. They have recently been nominated for a MOBO award. I believe that ALT BLK ERA has the potential to be huge. Get listening to them now, that’s an order!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 5 – tiLLie December 17, 2023

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Day 5 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas posts brings you the supremely talented tiLLie. She has been releasing some fantastic tracks since 2019. It is almost impossible to put tiLLie in a genre box, which makes her just the kind of artist I love. She has a knack for producing music with infectious hooks and is skillful at developing perfect earworms. She has a great pop sensibility which is intertwined with punk, metal, and rap to name just a few. Her current single “jeLLiefish aPocaLypsE” is something very special and her cover of the Darkness classic “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” is one of the best covers I have heard for a while. Check out tiLLie now!

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 4 – girli

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Day 4 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas series for 2023 features girli, another fabulous artist I discovered thanks to Spotify’s Misfits 2.0 playlist. girli made it into the Mayhem Charts top ten last month. I have said before that the argument about the atrocious way Spotify treats artists will be covered in the new year. But for me, Misfits 2.0 has helped to expose some great artists, including girli. She has released music since 2015, including a collection of fabulous singles and a debut album ‘Odd One Out’ in 2019. “Nothing Hurts Like A Girl” is close to being a perfect pop single. If you like electro, sharp pop, classy punk, rap and hooks worth their weight in gold then look no further than Amelia Toomey a.k.a girli. She has even recorded with one of my favourite bands, the Tuts, who sadly are no longer together. Get some girli in your ears and in your life, you will not regret it.

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Mayhem’s 12 Days Of Christmas – Day 3 – Poppy December 16, 2023

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Day 3 of Mayhem’s 12 Days of Christmas features Poppy or Moriah Rose Pereira to her family. She was born on my 36th birthday back in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts. She came to prominence as a YouTube viral sensation, an android who made some excellent and cutting commentary on modern culture back in 2014. Then she signed her first record deal in 2017 and has since produced some stunning metal/ industrial music. She has so far released five albums, the third one, ‘I Disagree’ went to number one in the UK rock chart. Get Poppy‘s music in your life now!

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