LETDOWN. CHANNELS RESILIENCE AND RAW EMOTION IN NEW SONG “BAD CHILDHOOD”
LETDOWN. CHANNELS RESILIENCE AND RAW EMOTION IN NEW SONG “BAD CHILDHOOD”
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July 26, 2024 - Today, alt-rock artist and producer Letdown. unleashes his latest single, “Bad Childhood.” The gripping track is the newest release from Letdown.’s awaited debut album, set to drop later this year via Big Loud Rock. “Bad Childhood” captures the raw and unfiltered essence of Letdown.'s music, diving deep into personal struggles and emotional turmoil, and promising to resonate with fans everywhere.
Familiar-sounding yet distinct, “Bad Childhood” opens with a wavy guitar melody that sets an upbeat tone, contrasting sharply with the song's deeper meaning. Bouncy drums drive the rhythm, adding energy and urgency, while record scratching adds a touch of 2000s pop-punk nostalgia. Irresistible gang vocals over a cheerful whistle uplift the message, “I hate it, I do, only problem is you, singing like ‘la-da da da da da-da-daaa,’ that’s just my bad childhood.” The single’s music video is a vivid, stylistic visual accompaniment - watch HERE.
“’Bad Childhood’ is a candid reflection of my pain, resilience, and the complex emotions tied to my past. It poignantly delves into my tumultuous upbringing, capturing my emotions from that time,” says Letdown.. “I recount a series of harrowing experiences, all underscored by a pervasive sense of abandonment and resentment. The chorus’s declaration of hatred and the haunting acknowledgment of unending grudges reflect the lasting scars of a difficult childhood.”
True to his style, Letdown. continues to deliver relatable, raw, and heartfelt music that connects deeply with listeners. "Bad Childhood" is no exception, offering a window into the artist's personal battles while striking a universal chord with fans who have faced their own hard times.
The new track follows on the heels of May single “Raincoat,” another catchy-yet-emotional offering from his upcoming album. Previously-released single, "Hate Myself” has been making waves on Alternative Radio, earning #1 Most Added Track during its first week at the format and is currently climbing the Mediabase Alternative chart, sitting at #24.
Letdown. significantly expanded his global audience last year with tours across Europe and the U.S., along with captivating performances at major festivals such as Summerfest, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock. This summer, Letdown. will be hitting the road again, performing on the Idobi Radio Summer School tour alongside Stand Atlantic, Magnolia Park, The Home Team, Scene Queen, and Honey Revenge. Full routing can be found below and tickets purchased HERE.
ABOUT LETDOWN.
Letdown. is ready to embrace the positive. The Texas-born, Nashville-based rocker, singer, and multi-instrumentalist has tackled a slew of personal demons—many of which turned up on his catharsis-packed debut EP, 2023’s Crying In The Shower—in order to come out on the other side, stronger than ever. The prolific artist’s latest batch of songs, which he is constantly churning out as a therapeutic way to process daily life, are upbeat, hook-packed anthems that invite audiences to shout along in unison.
“I think I'm at the end of writing about my problems,” Coddington muses. “I've been putting myself through emotional music therapy for three years now, and it's working. I'm finally looking back and laughing for the first time. I consider it the upswing of the depression. I'm about to enter this whole new phase in my life. Everything feels new again for the first time.”
Ever since he first began releasing music in 2020, Letdown. (real name Blake Coddington) has poured his soul into crafting soaring rock anthems that vulnerably chronicle his mental health journey and sonically intersect with punk/emo, metal, electronic, pop, and hip-hop.
Posting a series of unguarded videos to TikTok, Letdown. has seen his following grow to more than 600K, plus nearly 1M monthly listeners on Spotify, and more than 100k on Instagram — and that’s not even counting the over 185M total streams Coddington’s songs have earned. As he steps into a new era with his debut album, fans will be swept up into a whirlwind of poppy and propulsive beats, guitar-driven compositions, and impassioned choruses.
“That's the greatest part of this,” Coddington says of his more buoyant direction. “We're all dancing around the studio. It's the most natural writing I've ever done. When I met my producer Carlo, we started working on our first song together, which ended up being ‘Hate Myself.’ We were like, ‘This sounds nothing like any of your other stuff. We don't know if anybody's gonna like this. Let's just see what happens.’ And then we got to the studio and everything happened. I remember looking at him, and I was like, ‘I don't care who doesn't like this. This is the most me I've ever felt.’”
If anything unites Letdown.’s debut album, it’s mixing audible joy with the darkness that haunts his past. “This latest group of songs is my upswing—I’m literally finding the fun and light in the bad things,” he says. “The music I'm writing currently has been a lot more fun than it ever has been, and a lot less depressing. It's less self-loathing. This is what's been handed to me—now I'm gonna have to make something awesome.”