Poppy’s new album, Negative Spaces, is finally here, and it comes with the post-genre auteur’s most extreme and crushing song yet: “the center’s falling out.”
The album’s pre-release singles have showcased the record’s range — from the neon-soaked synth-pop of “crystallized” to the dynamic metalcore of “they’re all around us.” But “the center’s falling out” is a different and more dangerous beast entirely. Raging from start to finish, it puts even Poppy’s Grammy-nominated turn with Knocked Loose, “Suffocate,” to the heaviness test.
The song — which was co-written by House of Protection’s Stephen Harrison (formerly of Fever 333 and the Chariot) — arrived accompanied with a sick performance video in which Poppy throws down in Argento-esque red fog while being surreally filmed by herself.
Watch and listen above. And stream Negative Spaces in its entirety via YouTube below or via your favorite digital music platform.