Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller make darkly shaded electro-pop under the moniker Boy Harsher, and the duo will release their debut LP Yr Body Is Nothing on June 20th via Atlanta’s DKA Records. The pair met at film school in Savannah, GA and began making music as Teen Dreamz, combining Matthews storytelling with Muller’s ambient soundscapes. As the project developed musically and creatively, the two took the name Boy Harsher, releasing their Lesser Man EP on Night People in 2015, as well as last year’s 12″ Pain via Oráculo Records. Yr Body Is Nothing will be the duo’s first long-player and fans of artists like HTRK, Tropic of Cancer, Carla dal Forno will find much to love here!
Today, we listen to the the album’s slow burning and sultry namesake. On it, Muller’s muscular rhythms and driving bass are accented by his industrial synth washes, and they cast a noir pallor over the proceedings. Singer Jae Matthews adds androgynous and narcotic vocals that flicker like shadows across the cut, and while ethereal, they have a mesmerizing power! While your at it, check out Boy Harsher’s intriguing album teaser for Yr Body Is Nothing below…
