Discover the center floor between Metallica, Alice in Chains, and Soil, and also you’ll discover Hey Enemy with the sanctifying scuzz of their standout single, Helter Shelter, taken from their freshly launched album, That Goes on There. Filthy, adrenalised, and carrying the total anatomy of a grunge earworm, it drags nostalgia into the current, snarling and kicking.
All of the hallmarks of the alt-90s Seattle sound are there, however what makes it hit tougher is the vindicating volition delivered via the tougher instrumentals, which don’t have room to carry prisoners. There’s no posturing or pastiche; simply uncooked sonic muscle blurring the traces between grunge, onerous rock, and metallic. Whether or not you wish to pigeonhole them or not, there’s no denying they radiate the sort of aura and authenticity that hardly ever reverberates via the underground. It’s that unteachable depth that pulls them out of mimicry and locations them firmly within the pantheon of post-grunge panache.
Hey Enemy, who’ve dropped 17 singles throughout the final three years, aren’t any strangers to momentum. With their debut album launched in Could 2025, they’ve already earned excessive rotation on US and Australian airwaves, co-headlined festivals, and powered via a self-funded tour – all whereas staying devoted to their ethos of minimal gear, most sound. That Goes on There wrestles with themes of stability and resilience, however Helter Shelter is its rowdiest, most cathartic second – an anthem solid for each dive bars and stadium phases.
Helter Shelter is now accessible on all main streaming platforms, together with Spotify.
Overview by Amelia Vandergast