Canadian hardcore project DoFlame — masterminded by 21-year-old punk Mateo Naranjo — has joined Blue Grape Music (Code Orange, GEL) and offered up its first music for the label, the raucous single “Can’t Stand No One.” Spiked with mosh-ready riffage, lively samples and Naranjo’s raw, rap-ish vocals, the song delivers the aggression of hardcore with the swagger of hip-hop, and it dropped today (July 25th) along with a rowdy music video.
Watch and listen above.
“Can’t Stand No One” arrives two years after DoFlame’s 2022’s debut album, DoStroy.
In addition to masterminding the band, Naranjo has also spearheaded OFFLEASH, a collective of friends and collaborators who do everything from filming skate videos and music videos, to designing and manufacturing clothing, to hosting shows and community BBQs around Toronto.
“I just wanted to make some kind of central hub for everyone to join in and identify with,” Naranjo commented of the collective. “I wanted kids to see that you can do cool things, you can make cool things, you don’t just have to sit around or party. I want to document this scene we have and show the world through our eyes what’s happening with our friends and our city.”
Look out for new music from DoFlame later this year.