Provoker fashioned a decade in the past as a medium for Jonathon Lopez’s horror and sci-fi movie scores however ultimately expanded into an unmissable trio. “[It was] simply me messing round in Ableton attempting to create soundtrack music,” he says of their origins. “On the very early recordings, I used to be singing, however I didn’t wish to try this. I wished to search out somebody who was good at singing, and I met Christian [Crow Petty] via his older brother. After I heard Christian’s stuff, I may simply see it.”
The post-punk band — rounded out by bassist Wil Palacios — have since launched two studio albums, 2021’s Physique Jumper and 2023’s Demon Compass. Their subsequent, Mausoleum, out Could 9 by way of YEAR0001, digs inward, reflecting Petty’s headspace whereas alone in an Echo Park attic, however it’s considered one of their most collaborative but. Govt-produced by Kenny Beats, the album enlists assist from a bunch of their mates, together with Elliott Kozell (Yves Tumor, SZA), Simon Christensen (Gunna, Younger Thug), Mikey Freedom Hart (Blood Orange, Lana Del Rey), and Zach Fogarty (Jean Dawson, Eyedress).
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Whereas Provoker by no means misplaced their love of horror, they fixate on on a regular basis hauntings (dread, remorse, isolation, and so on.) and lean into tense groove on their newest single, “One other Boy.” Its music video, directed by Andrea Riba, matches the ominous temper, starring the three members as trapped, dead-eyed mannequins.
See the video for Provoker’s “One other Boy,” plus the LP paintings and tracklist, beneath.
Provoker – Mausoleum tracklist
“Swarm of Flies”
“Tears In The Membership”
“Prisoner of Love”
“Pantomime”
“Germaphobe”
“One other Boy”
“Gun2MyHead”
“Glow In The Darkish”
“Mausoleum”
“Singing Gun”
“Replay”
