PYTHIES is the solo “bitchy grunge” project created and embodied by Lise.L (ex-Romance). Drawing from the raw energy of ’90s grunge — Veruca Salt, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Hole — the project forges a sound that’s tense, sensual, and charged with a dark, esoteric edge.
Since 2023, PYTHIES has been carving its path across stages in Europe and the United States, delivering performances where provocation, punk intensity, and a fiercely feminist vision collide.
A project with a sharp identity, PYTHIES stands as a free, incisive, and unapologetically untamed universe.
After releasing several singles in 2023 and a debut EP in 2024, PYTHIES unveils "Suck It", their very first album on Icy Cold Records (December 9th).
The fruit of several years of writing and composing, this album marks a new chapter in the artistic and musical evolution of the project. Lise.L explores a more pop-oriented sonic direction and more intricate compositions, while losing none of what defines her identity: feminist, committed, and intimate lyrics that directly tackle personal and political subjects.
Mixed and mastered by Andrew Guillotin, Lise.L is joined here by Louise Decouflé on guitar (Dommage, JE T’AIME, Jovian Moons) and Chloé Denis (Alma Rechtman, From Salem, MADE IN FRANCE) on drums and backing vocals. This is a new milestone for the project, asserting a renewed artistic vision and opening a new chapter in its history.
"Unholy Addiction" is the first single from Pythies' new album "Suck It". This grunge track, both haunting and sensual, grips the body and sets the tone for this new chapter, which leans toward a heavier, darker sound reminiscent of Alice in Chains and Queenadreena.
This new song tackles a subject that is still rarely explored: female masturbation. Through raw, hypnotic sounds charged with tension, "Unholy Addiction" addresses desire, the forbidden, and, naturally, addiction.
The track is accompanied by a music video directed by Alexander Schipper (Fuzz Club, Crush Of Souls). Shot on a VHS camera in black and white, the video illustrates the sensual brutality of the single through a unique vintage aesthetic. : "With Pythies, I really wanted to pull back from the slick, equipment-heavy setups and technical artifice I’ve often leaned into in the past. For me, the concept was all about the tension between restraint in how we shot it and total intensity in what was happening on camera. When I was first approached to do the video, my mind immediately jumped to Silverchair’s 'Israel’s Son'. By cutting out the technical clutter and digital polish, the film becomes a moment of pure immediacy, letting the band’s physical presence, aggression, and raw energy take over the frame completely.”
Tracklist:
01 - Trick
02 - Little B
03 - As You Should
04 - Animal Fucker
05 - Misandry
06 - With Nothing
07 - Scared
08 - Miracle
09 - Victimized
10 - Unholy Addiction
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