Smut – Let Me Hate
Smut are a Chicago-based indie-rock quintet gearing up to release their sophomore album, How the Light Felt, due out on November 11th via Bayonet. Along the way, they just released the beautifully mellow and wistful “Let Me Hate.” The intense negative feeling in the title makes a lot of sense once I learned about the track’s backstory, then I knew I had to feature the track. Vocalist Tay Roebuck provides the following insight:
For years after my sister’s death I could not dream about her. I’d hear my family members talk about her visiting them in dreams and telling them she’s okay or misses them, there was a lot of mysticism going on the first few years. When I did start having dreams she was always out of reach, walking into another room as I entered or people would be assuring me she was present somewhere if I could find her. ‘Let Me Hate’ is about the first time I had a dream where my little sister spoke to me after she died. I knew if I let her go she’d slip away and when I woke up I was angry at myself. So it’s a very literal song.
We all have different experiences, yet this sounds familiar. I too have lost my sister eight years ago, suddenly, and the dreams that followed were intense. However, I am glad about these dreams because -for a little while- she is still here, alive in a dream. Tay’s spin is different, of course, but hearing these lyrics makes the world a more empathetic and connected place, even or especially when Tay sings: “Let me hate this world for taking you.”
The song comes with a lyric video created by the band’s drummer Aidan O’Connor, featuring photos from Smut‘s summer North American tour with Wavves. Listen to “Let Me Hate,” our Song Pick of the Day:
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Photo Credit: Jaycee Rockhold
Smut Tour Dates:
Fri. Nov. 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortliebs
Sat. Nov. 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville
Mon. Nov. 14 – Washington, DC @ Pie Shop
Tue. Nov. 15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
Wed. Nov. 16 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
Thu. Nov. 17 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
Fri. Nov. 18 – Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger
Fri. Dec. 9 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
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