It's always a pleasure and a surprise to hear what Pussy Riot has to offer. Their badass releases are honestly too rare, but they make up for it in their exciting collabs, such as last year's "TOXIC" with Dorian Electra and 100 gecs' Dylan Brady. Today, the Russian protest collective has dropped another track called "PUNISH" that was co-written with Tove Lo.
The song comes with a visual by Berlin-based 3D artist Ksti Hu which illustrates a gross pig-man drinking from a vagina fountain. At the end, Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova arrives and puts him in his place.
“'PUNISH' is the first audio-visual artwork from Pussy Riot's upcoming cycle that introduces a super(s)hero character who owns magic superwoman-like qualities and uses these powers to fight sexism," Tolokonnikova said in a press statement. "She's a strong dominatrix figure, and serves justice by punishing Weinsteins of the world. Talks about the vengeful shero are spreading, and now men are scared to misbehave, because they're well aware that revenge is coming.”
Tove Lo added: "Getting to enter Nadya’s world and be a part of this project is my pussy power passion project! She’s an iconic artist with an incredible life story who goes into everything with a bigger purpose. I hope we all get to live in the Pussyverse!"
"PUNISH" arrives ahead of Pussy Riot’s forthcoming US tour supporting MARINA.
