Premiere: Tesla Boy – ‘Avoid’

An upbeat anthem seemingly plucked from the ether...

Tesla Boy are huge in their native Russia.

Blessed with choruses the size of entire cities and riffs that can stun at a thousand paces, it's little wonder that their homeland has embraced them.

The band now have their sights set internationally, spending an increasing amount of time in the United States.

Wandering around New York recently, Tesla Boy were suddenly struck by inspiration, almost an entire song appearing out of the ether.

'Avoid' is a brisk, buoyant cut, just right for escaping those January, Inauguration-style blues. Tesla Boy's Anton: "The name of this song came to mind while walking around Manhattan. This word came along with the line 'You can't avoid me'. And I thought it could be used one day. The idea of ​​this song is that people often fool themselves by pretending that they are not bothered and don't care about the past. But in fact, somewhere deep down, they know that something else is catching them and holding them still. And this song is exactly about that."

Tune in now.

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