Savannah-based alt-rap prodigy Chris Casey has been hard at work perfecting his hazy blend of ’90s alt-rock and hip-hop. Having dropped a series of singles over the last few months that include the summer banger “West Coast Funeral,” which leaned into the former influence, Casey is now bundling the tracks to form the core of his new EP Buried Out Back. Closing out the EP is “Bodies,” the ground zero of Casey’s musical identity written just after his high school graduation. Rapping over a whining electric melody, Casey turns up the burners on his grill and sears his doubters and naysayers ’til their bodies can’t be identified. “I’ve written braggy lines before, but this song feels justified—even though everything’s still pretty small with my career right now,” the Georgia native says of the closing track.
“Bodies” also showcases the genre fusion that has quickly amassed Casey a strong contingent of fans and earned him co-signs from Fred Durst, among others. One listen quickly conjures up the artist’s biggest influences—Tyler, the Creator and Weezer—and hits at the core of Casey’s sonic goal from the outset. “Everything came about very naturally, but it was always a goal of mine to make rap/rock fused music ever since I first started,” Casey says of his genre blending. “[‘Bodies’] was actually supposed to be on the intro of an album I did in 2024, but I ended up scrapping it. I always knew I wanted to make music my career, but I don’t think I fully embraced that until after high school, and I think the ‘Bodies’ verse was me embracing that.”
Tap in below to embrace Chris Casey’s rap-rock fusion, and check out the Buried Out Back EP when it drops on DSPs tomorrow via Alamo Records here.
