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Tommy Genesis And The Martinez Brothers Give Us A New, Hedonistic Club Anthem

Voir Editorial Team — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:44:59 +0000

PFW might be over, but Tommy Genesis and the Martinez Brothers are keeping the late-night celebration going with their new single ‘PFW’. Tommy’s breathy whispers are overlaid with the hypnotic low beats and pulsing drums of The Martinez Brothers in a way that roars club anthem. Injected with the hedonism and pleasure typical of a fashion show afterparty, this is their second collaboration after the 2021 fan-favorite ‘a woman is a god’ track.

For Genesis, this is also her first song after being featured in Lana Del Rey’s album earlier this year and releasing her own critically acclaimed album ‘goldilocks x’. Born in Vancouver but based in LA, Tommy’s blur of genres and embrace of her sexuality is what led her to develop a cult following with her self-titled debut. The song name ‘PFW’ makes sense for the self proclaimed fetish rapper, who’s considered a style innovator and has had a very busy New York Fashion Week (she was at the Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, and Priscavera shows). Genesis was also one of Versace’s muses for their AW17 campaign and has been a Fenty ambassador since 2019. Rihanna even hand-picked and interviewed her for the Rihannazine, a special issue of i-D curated by her.

The global popstar is not the only major artist that noticed Tommy’s avant-garde rap and orgasmic adlibs; she’s since collaborated with Deb Never in ‘Same’, been featured in Charli XCX tandem track Bricks, and joined efforts with Jozzy for ‘Gone’, a track heard on the widely popular HBO’s Euphoria. Her alluring wordplay and subversive quirkiness also put her onto mainstream media, with her art featured on shows like Issa Rae’s Insecure, the film Assassination Nation, and Netflix’s Grand Army.

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For NY-born and raised brothers Stevie and Chris, PFW introduces a new, exciting era in their eminent careers. Two staple names in the house genre, their four-to-the-floor rhythm has led them to play all over the world: from the Kappa Futur Festival in Italy and Fabrik Madrid to the III Points Event in Miami and headlining at London’s hottest show of last year. They’re stepping out from their home base in Ibiza (after a 10-year residency at world-famous Circoloco) and frequent collaborations with Latinx artists like Fuego and Rauw Alejandro to become even more international.

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They’re not ending their love affair with the island that launched them into stardom though, continuing to play at Hï Ibiza a.k.a the voted # 1 Club in the World. The brothers have just stepped into the studio with fresher and younger artists like Eliza Rose, Mochakk, and (of course) Tommy Genesis. They even played at Dua Lipa’s Met Gala afterparty and LOEWE’s Paula’s Ibiza pop-u in LA last year. The latter is not their only connection to fashion either– they also designed the music for Riccardo Tisci’s iconic Givenchy years. For them then, PFW also proves to be an appropriate song name choice.

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Tommy Genesis returns with her new album, “goldilocks x”

Voir Editorial Team — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:01:08 +0000

Canadian self acclaimed “fetish rapper” Tommy Genesis released her new album “goldilocks x”. The album is a gateway to celebrating womanhood in an audacious yet inward looking way, showing us the heart behind her fierce persona. The record was executively produced by Lil Rich and Genesis herself, and featured production from talents such as Good Times Ahead, the Martinez Brothers, Charlie Heat, Stelios and more.

Speaking on the album, Genesis says; “Goldilocks is that feeling when things feel “just right”. Like you’re entering a space that makes sense, you just can’t put your finger on why but it just does. You don’t know why you like it but you do. The X is the unknown factor, the experimental element, the punk.”

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This is Genesis’ first LP since 2018, and will be the soundtrack to the goldilocks x World Tour in 2022, with dates scheduled across the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Russia.

Earlier this year Genesis released “Peppermint”, the lead single for her new album, which has gone on to gain over a million streams. The song is immediately identifiable, with her signature laid back vocal performance, yet keeping listeners captivated with the jaw-dropping suggestive lyricism.

“I always play with being in control and being super dominant and being really submissive, and even with the hook in peppermint where it’s like ‘I’m the type to take your money, take your soul, I leave no fingerprint. It’s also about saying whatever the fuck I want, like, I didn’t really plan it, I just sat down and wrote it.” Says Genesis.

This cool and outspoken attitude is further explored in the album’s second release, “a woman is a god”. The track brings a sound reminiscent of Azealia Banks’ “212″, which can be taken as a compliment, as Billboard enlisted “212” as a song that defined the last decade. With the feminism sparked lyrics, the cool demeanour and slick production, “a woman is a god” encapsulates the sound of Genesis’ latest album, leaving any lovers of expressive feminine hip-hop a safe place to explore.

To further excite fans and accompany her album’s release, Tommy brought out an avant-garde visualiser for “a woman is a god” – check out the video.

Words by Nadia Clasper

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Tommy Genesis Has Dropped New Music And It’s Exactly What We’ve Been Waiting For

Voir Editorial Team — Fri, 28 May 2021 11:00:23 +0000

Tommy Genesis has dropped a new video and single this afternoon. The first of each in 2 years, ‘Peppermint’ proves she’s certainly back with a bang. The ‘fetish rapper’, praised by cult and critic over her career, directs the desert-dorned video for this new track herself, complete with Lambhorgini, layers of designer jewellery and flashes of intergalactic imagery that might hint at what’s to come from upcoming projects.

Tommy’s tracks have always been dark, provocative and proud, rebellious of the expectations pressed upon female lyricists in mainstream music, but as she voices herself, draped on the hood of a dazzling white Lamborghini, “I’m underground and mainstream, I’m next but not part of the hypocrisy”. ‘Peppermint’’s sexual implications and outright seductive lyrics don’t break Tommys pattern here, but who’s to complain? The track oozes Succubus-like sexuality and mischief, as Genesis spits lines like “I’m the type to take your money, take your soul, I’ll leave no fingerprints”.

After 2 years, with only iconic collaborations with the likes of Charli XCX, Deb Never and “Cinderelly” for Bershka X TIDAL to keep us satisfied, the alt-pop rapper is bringing a new era of her music, just in time for normality to begin again with clubs and events, and she’s been preparing us for what’s to come, with tweets like; “there’s rap songs there’s slow songs there’s pop songs there’s punk songs” and “singles first … it’s been 2 years … the label told me singles first … but the album is comin”.

We’re certainly ready to see what Tommy has in store for us, and to celebrate her return to our speakers and screens, we’re celebrating our favourite Tommy Genesis looks:

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