The track is an encouraging display of what’s to come from the outfit.
Packed full of catchy, engaging moments and a searing cutting edge, latest Rivals release ‘Dark Matter’ is the perfect introduction to the new era of the LA alternative rock outfit.
As the outfit embrace their newfound independence, they showcase both the charm and the sheer power of their sound. There is a rawness that perhaps hasn’t been as prevalent in their more electronic-flavoured earlier work, and with the riffs and the soaring vocals now taking center stage, the outfit have rarely sounded more emphatic and all-encompassing. The new era of Rivals is here, and we are all for it.
“Were independent now, no label, no backing, just us and some bitchen ladies to push us through (our booking agent Ashely Ventura and our PR rep Steph Maksimow).” Kalie Wolf says. “‘Dark Matter’ is our restart, our refresh of us and who we are…it’s a song I wrote about just being a complete badass against all odds, a song about slipping but recovering. Also, a little nod at our bae Ariana Grande, if god is a woman, well then so is the devil <3.”
