In the spirit of Mental Health Awareness Month, genre-bending firebrand SkyDxddy released her debut album, TRAUMACORE (RAW & UNCUT), today (May 16th) and teamed with Revolver to premiere the music video for standout cut “Not Guilty.”
Raw and no-holds-barred, the album unflinchingly embodies the “traumacore” genre, addressing such harrowing, vulnerable topics as body dysmorphia, addiction and abuse, while drawing musical influence from metal, hip-hop, pop and more.
Specifically, “Not Guilty” confronts the brutal reality of intimate partner violence through a bold and unconventional soundscape. Told from the perspective of a survivor reclaiming their voice, the song merges ghostly vocals with stark spoken-word segments that deliver chilling statistics like poetry. Blending art and advocacy, “Not Guilty” and now its video both shed light on a troubling issue too often left in the dark.
Watch and listen above.
“I put every piece of myself into this body of work and I am so proud to say, my debut album, TRAUMACORE (RAW & UNCUT), is now yours,” SkyDxddy commented. “Please be kind to her. Her birth was a rocky one, but every drop of blood, every tear, every mental breakdown, every breath. It was worth it.”
She continued: “When I think of the domestic violence survivor that will hear this when they need it most, it was worth it. The shattered soul that is wondering ‘why me’ after being the victim of SA for the fourth time, the strong young woman pursuing a male dominated industry only to be met with skepticism and doubt, The young boy who was groomed by his teacher but has been taught to ‘be a man’ so he bottles it up until it comes out in bursts of rage, the teenager suffocating on their anxiety and feeling the pressure of a thousand bricks on their chest, the young mother who said no over and over to intimacy with her husband but finally gave in bc she simply has no more energy in her body to refuse… for you, for all of you, it was worth it. Regardless of numbers, virality or industry support, it will always be worth it.”