Music: Pulling the Plug on Pretension: Lynks Takes Aim at Try-Hard Art Culture

Lynks is a London-based pop provocateur who blends electroclash, punk, and avant-pop into a unique queer spectacle. Born and raised in south London but artistically shaped by Bristol's underground scene, Lynks emerged from university basement parties dressed in bin bags and rubber gloves, creating what they describe as music somewhere between a big pop diva show thrown in a wood-chipper. Drawing inspiration from M.I.A., Peaches, and performance art, Lynks performs in elaborate gimp masks and gender-fluid costumes, creating escapist queer spaces at their explosive live shows. After three EPs and sold-out tours, they released their debut album "ABOMINATION" in April 2024 via Heavenly Recordings, a deeply personal exploration of modern queer life that balances outrageous humor with vulnerability, tackling everything from casual hookups to religious shame.

Released in November 2024 as the first single following their debut album, "I Didn't Come Here for Art" is Lynks' furious manifesto against pretentious art culture infiltrating London's trendy spaces. The song targets self-satisfied open-mic poetry nights and performative art events where, as Lynks puts it, straight mullet boys in Palace tees nod thoughtfully at shallow nonsense. The track builds from tedious spoken-word sap before Lynks pulls the plug and transforms it into a mad party, featuring pounding rave-ready beats, collaged police sirens, and their signature cartoon edge. The chorus becomes a rallying cry against try-hard, spoken-word, art school culture. Marking the start of their new "Global Sex" era, the song encourages people to shake off self-consciousness and just dance—proof that Lynks' subversive, acidic world still has plenty of ammunition.

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