Sleepyhead

by Eleanor Dunlop

“retro’s lyrics cut like the cold light of day through the hedonism of a clean garage beat. ‘Every day I start anew I quit the gin/ I dead the zoots’. She’s getting older, wise enough to know that the party’s over but it’s already taken its toll. Lethargic, depressive, retro resigns herself to the duvet: ‘gang in the head they’re not my friends, think I’ll just stay in bed’ Catchy, honest and ever off-kilter, ‘Sleepyhead’ shows retropxssy’s ability to play with popular forms and still keep her own voice ringing true. A tune to get you dancing after so long in the dark because it’s not afraid of it. The track was produced by Groningen based Jeremy-M.

Sleepyhead is out now on all streaming platforms. You can find more of retropxssy’s work at www.retropxssy.tumblr.com”

retropxssy is a London based artist making alternative hip hop. She works closely with other artists across the city, as well as in Berlin and The Netherlands. Retro grew up listening to her Mum’s homemade compilations of Portishead, Massive Attack and Goldfrapp. Teenage years spent in between raves and Tumblr nurtured influences ranging from The Prodigy to Odd Future.