Destroy Lonely Is Living His Purpose

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There is a sweet, chaotic irony to Destroy Lonely, which is why he is going to amass so many fans in 2023! He kind of picks up where Juice WRLD, tragically, left off: the cool-headed, bombastic soundscape of someone who feels they either have or should lose their mind, which is not a far off feeling for most of us post-pandemic youth. In essence, life can suck, and at Knockdown Center, Destroy Lonely lived up to his name. 

There is a bashing, bashful camaraderie to a Destroy Lonely show, as if someone can mosh pit and do a hug circle within ten seconds of the other. That dichotomy is why, in some ways, he felt like a sonic lifeline: an artistic opportunity to feel less lonely about being lonely. From “Allure” to “NOSTYLISt “, Destroy Lonely felt like the new face of Sad- Punk Hip Hop, and a new helm to Hip Hop’s rising emotional, even depressive fusion with the anarchic genre. After all, if punk and Hip Hop are all about raging against the machine, before you can even get angry about something you, well, get sad, and Lonely’s music is a blend of lyrical tears, baseline fists, and the natural bravado and flashy wealth that goes into Modern Hip Hop. 

There is something so physical about Destroy Lonely’s music and presence. The whole show everyone was jumping and yeahing as if crashing to each other was a form of yoga. Personally, I have remarked on my disdain but dalliance with mosh-pits and approved punching and shoving at show. I just think it is amazing to see how meditative it can feel to be riled, and Destroy Lonely is a puppeteer over his audience because of this very dynamic. 

There is a conscientiousness that Destroy Lonely raps  as if he understands a word can become a detonator of sentiments. I loved that because it made me excited for his future. To be so aware of how much people feel unconscious can be a powerful tool to turning your into a  “Wake The F Up” for an audience. We certainly did.