Zand releases new song ‘Battery Acid’

ZAND has released a brand new song!

The new song, titled Battery Acid, is the brand new single from the self-described ‘ugly pop-star’ and provides a glimpse into their upcoming as-of-yet unannounced new EP, which is scheduled to be released later this year.

The new song was self-produced and self-released by the artist and tells the story of a bisexual person trapped in an abusive relationship. Speaking about the new song, ZAND says, “Battery Acid is inspired by a pretty harrowing abusive situation I was in a long, long time ago. I was still openly queer and non-binary at the time, but I was not allowed to be myself. He was particularly threatened by my bisexuality; constantly accusing me of cheating or about to leave him for someone of any gender, when I was actually still loyal despite the abuse I was enduring. Eventually I escaped the relationship, but this song is more of a “what if I did?” spin on that chapter of my life, because this person absolutely did not deserve my loyalty after what he put me through. In the song’s narrative, I leave for a woman.

Bisexual people are actually more prone to intimate partner violence due to the stigma around our identities. With that being said, no matter your sexuality – what is considering ‘cheating’ can happen reactively due to abuse in an effort to escape, or an action of desperation, whatever – not because one is ‘greedy’ or ‘untrustworthy’, and although I’ve not done it myself, that’s the dynamic I’m exploring here.”

Listen to Battery Acid here: 

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