Oliver Tree - Hurt
LA-based artist Oliver Tree has taken his already great music, and raised it to another dimension with his viral videos and by making himself a meme. With his bowl cut and small red sunglasses, his look is unmistakable. Adding to the mix is his childish but super fun vision full of scooter stunts (he's actually a pro), monster trucks, pocket rockets and Ukrainian tanks. His latest single "Hurt" has a moshable, alternative electronic sound reminiscent of Twenty One Pilots with catchy, lightly distorted vocals, electric guitars and a hip hop beat. Regarding the the song's inspiration, Tree wrote: "This song and video were inspired by a really bad scooter crash I had a few summers back where I broke both my wrists & my right hand while competing in a pro-competition. But I honestly hate those types of questions cause it tries to give a reason for the art when really that's for the viewer to decide for themselves and apply it to their life in whatever way it makes sense." Tree will be going on tour from February next year throughout the U.S. in support of his upcoming debut album "Ugly Is Beautiful". Check out his Facebook and YouTube to see more of him, well worth it!