Words By: Jack Humphrey 

Fresh off the of the smash head-banger “Muzzle,” their first-ever single on the pop-punk staple Hopeless Records, the youthful punk trio Destroy Boys are rattling cages once again with a fiery new offering: the raw, cleverly penned new rocker “Drink.” With a deliciously delirious energy simultaneously capturing the dejected melancholy of lost love and the reckless freedom of inebriation, lead vocalist Alexia Roditis totally sells a convictive delivery of the metaphor-laden single. No-frills production helmed by pop-punk veteran Will Kip [The Menzingers, Code Orange] and good old rock and roll chops abounding, “Drink” is doubtless Destroy Boys at their best so far.

While not overtly wordy, there’s a savvy duality to this tune’s lyricism, in which Roditis in his punk rock soliloquy laments the depraved generational cycle he’s trapped in, as he keeps running into the dead end of alcoholism at every turn, despite his best efforts to seek out a new outlet. Then the chorus hits and the narrative turns on a dime, as if Roditis’s good sense is overtaken by their addiction. Suddenly, alcohol is like a close friend to him, even akin in the intimacy of a romantic relationship. Exacerbated by Roditis’s sultry wail, this curious dichotomy between thoughtless self-destruction and the innate human craving for companionship, all against a bulletproof rock and roll facade that keeps the subject matter from stifling the guitar-heavy mid-tempo energy of the track.

At its core, Destroy Boys is a punk band for the modern day, in sound and in style. Sonically, the trio follows the simplistic, carefree blueprint forbearing California punk acts like Blink-182 originated, complete with upbeat rhythms and a hard-strumming guitar riffs throughout their growing catalogue. In their short time making waves in the rock world, the band has exuded a perennially youthful punk vitality while echoing back to the acts that shaped their sound, especially on their latest single “Drink.” Having signed on with Hopeless Records, Destroy Boys has primed themselves to become one of the most talked-about new acts in the alternative scene. By embracing TikTok as a marketing tool and in turn seeing their music used in over two thousand videos accruing over 3.5 million views, the group has stayed handily on pace with the way Generation Z finds and consumes music as well.