These days, Sarah Tudzin would rather not overthink things too much. In between touring in support of her debut album, last year’s Kiss Yr Frenemies, Tudzin (who fronts Illuminati Hotties) has been releasing new material as it comes to her—raw, spontaneous, and without considering the album format. One of those experiments, "I Wanna Keep Yr Dog," was a slice of cool surf-pop that could’ve easily stood out in a full-length album. Her latest, "ppl plzr," is brash and beautiful, a fuzz-driven scorcher where she details a messy relationship quarrel during a loveless New Year’s Eve. It’s sad, but also bitingly humorous, elegantly illustrating Tudzin’s songwriting mastery—even if she downplays the track as a spur-of-the-moment idea.
All proceeds from the single will be donated to The Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young folks under age 25. – Juan Rodríguez