“My story ain’t like yours …” begins MURS in “Sixers,” the newest single by Old City. The track is a genre fusion of punk and hip hop, a verbal onslaught, maximalist to its core. Percussive, abrasive, and raw. Old City’s new single samples Black Flag’s iconic “Six Pack,” allowing “Sixers” the sonic bedrock it needs to tell stories of weirdos, renegades, and the thrill of finding your tribe. The “Sixers”‘ music video is animated in a rough, flipbook style reminiscent of a student sketching while in detention for cutting class. Meanwhile, Variant single covers are a modernized sendup to the dark, sardonic style that Black Flag’s artist Raymond Pettibon made famous. Check out th...
