The Idiot Kids are keeping spooky season loud, weird, and wonderfully alive with their latest single, ‘MR. E’. It’s a surf-soaked, horror-punk ripper that feels like it crawled straight out of a haunted garage, complete with snarling guitars, galloping drums, and a chorus that sticks like fake blood under your fingernails.
Inspired by Jacob Hengesbaugh’s mysterious character, Mr. E, a protector of the traumatised, the song turns that idea into a campfire tale. Its simple lyrics are what make them hit; it’s ghost-story energy delivered with a punk-rock grin. You can practically hear the flicker of flames and the rustle of something unseen in the dark.
Since 2011, The Idiot Kids have made it their mission to keep punk strange, messy, and magnetic. They’ve always danced between garage rock and the shimmer of art pop, and ‘MR. E’ captures that blend perfectly. There’s melody, there’s menace, and there’s a lot of heart underneath the distortion. It’s the kind of track that makes you want to throw on a leather jacket, crash a Halloween party, and start your own band by sunrise.
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