We Know Exactly What We’re Doing by Plié

Inhale a world of chaos, exhale We Know Exactly What We’re Doing by Plié, the latest in a string of strong no wave records that metabolizes ambient cultural aggression into pure, directionless angst. Glitchy production, aggressive saw synths, and rap-like spoken word invite connections to the industrial hip hop sound which gripped the experimental world in the 2010s. Plié captures the energy of this movement while dialing back its maximalist production, substituting the hundreds of samples embedded within Death Grips songs with pounding, live-recorded rock instrumentation. All the while, frantic lyrics summon strikingly detailed imagery and deep, dark subject matter through rapid-fire, one-off references, sending our attention on a schizophrenic easter egg hunt for the components of a human race hellbent on removing itself from the earth. When we feel stressed or anxious, we should calmly turn to art like We Know Exactly What We’re Doing to understand why, recognizing the extenuating circumstances bombarding us constantly before we collapse in misunderstood guilt.