GAYLETTER

Only certain kinds of things can actually make me shake my finger and yell YAS at my computer screen. PWR BTTM happens to be one of them. If you’re unfamiliar with PWR BTTM (outside of actually power bottoming), Ben Hopkins and Liv Bruce began the wonderful journey that is their gloriously queer band not too long ago, while they were both still undergrads at Bard. Fast forward to now, they’ve toured the country, been mentioned by Rolling Stone and are pumping out fierce ass music videos such as their latest, ‘West Texas‘, premiering today via NPR.

The video features both members clad in their natural element, that is, with hair doused in glitter and ill-fitted-but-it’s-working (!) outfits. Ben horrendously applies his lipstick. Liv slides into frame rocking scuba flippers. This is what makes PWR BTTM special. Their unapologetic tendencies to go completely over the top are not left untouched in their videos as they aren’t in their live performances. They’ve gone across America promoting safe-spaces and encouraging venues to function with gender neutral restrooms. They’re the Morrissey’s of queerness; calling out and making sure their performance spaces are comfortable for each one of their fans, which is arguably harder than Morrissey’s job as vegan-crusader. PWR BTTM’s inclusive mentality is a necessary movement against these previously white, male dominated alternative rock spaces, and it’s done with witty banter and drug-store makeup.

We here at GAYLETTER are huge fans and have been following them for a bit now and we’re excited to see where they end up. If you can catch them tour, please do, because Ben and Liv live are just as electric as seen below in their latest video.

Check out the video below: