Bad Child - Payback
Toronto-based artist Bad Child has released a striking new single called "Payback" building on driving, fast-wobbling synths, clattering reggae-like guitar chords, and topping it off with his powerful vocals. He lost his mum when he was young and music became a way to express and deal with his emotions. His father had an old HP computer with a copy of music production software Fruity Loops and he'd spend hours making beats, and later, singing too. He moved to Toronto not knowing anyone and lived out of an old rehearsal space with a hot plate and an air mattress, and when the air mattress burst, he slept on the floor. "Bad Child" became about not being good enough, not living up to expectations, and about trying to be a better person. With such quality music, he's made quite an impression in 2018, and he's only set to rise from here.