Dutch electronic visionary KNARS is back with his most direct and defiant release to date. Dropping Friday, 13th June, ‘Don’t Believe Everything They Say’ is a razor-edged Future Garage-inspired cut laced with chopped-up vocals, glitchy textures and protest-ready energy. It also marks the final single from his full-length same-titled album, landing in full on the same day, which brings together a body of work from 2022 to the present day.
The album traces much of KNARS’ evolution over the last half-decade, driven by political and social narratives that shape its core. Across the record, he weaves a genre-blending score of cutting electronic production, moving from gritty Halftime and Neurofunk to forward-facing Future Garage and Leftfield Dance. Each track reflects different facets of his journey, all steered by KNARS’ empowering lyricism and striking vocals.
This is more than a collection of songs; it’s a statement. The album pushes boundaries sonically while holding a mirror up to today’s fractured world. It channels frustration and resistance without losing groove or momentum.
Blending 2-step rhythms and distorted edits with a punk-inspired vocal delivery, the lead single is catchy but hits differently. More like a warning shot than a club tune, KNARS uses the Future Garage framework as a launchpad for a more profound critique.
“This track comes from a deep frustration with how society operates,” says KNARS. “We’re being shaped into consumers, into obedient little gears in someone else’s profit machine. The news, the narratives – they feel bought and manipulated. This is me pushing back without sounding like a lecture. It still needs to slap.”
Musically, it pulls from pirate radio, post-dubstep and early rave culture. Think The Streets on overdrive, Burial with a megaphone, or The Prodigy with sharper breaks. The result is urgent, distorted and deeply human.
The track rolls with skippy garage drums and sharp percussive swing, layered with hypnotic vocal chops and glitched-out synths that give it a restless edge. A bittersweet topline adds a dose of catchiness laced with frustration, all wrapped in a warped, tense sound built as much for the dancefloor as it is for dissent.
‘Don’t Believe Everything They Say’ closes a chapter that sees KNARS pivot into rawer, more honest territory. Known for previous work across bass, punk and electronic scenes – and for racking up over 5 million views with his feature on the Borderlands 3 trailer – this new phase finds him looking inward and lashing outward.
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