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Sick Boy
Electronic · 2018 · 5 tracks · 16m

Sick Boy

The Chainsmokers

A sharp pivot into darker, introspective electropop. Polished digital production meets anxious lyrics about identity and the pressures of modern fame.

April 20, 2018 · Disruptor Records

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A cold, digital anxiety that balances pop hooks with a sense of isolation.

Moments Worth Listening For
The sharp, rhythmic vocal chop in the drop of the title track that mimics a nervous tic.
The transition from a lonely, isolated piano melody into a heavy, industrial-tinged beat on track 2.
The way the vocals become increasingly dry and intimate during the bridge of track 3, stripping away the electronic sheen.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Sick Boy sound next to the rest of The Chainsmokers's catalogue?

Anxious+3.5σ

Anxious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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