Energy Whores crank the voltage and the unease on “Electric Friends,” their latest electro-art provocation arriving ahead of Arsenal of Democracy. Formed in a DIY basement in New York by Carrie Schoenfeld and guitarist Attilio Valenti, the duo have carved out a lane all their own, with a caustic blend of EDM, experimental pop, and political theatre that’s earned praise from Clash, TAGG, and EARMILK. Their new single dives straight into one of their favorite battlegrounds, with the emotional fallout of hyper-connected, digitally starved modern life.
From the jump, “Electric Friends” takes on that eerie glow of a screen-lit bedroom at 3AM. Robotic, off-key vocal layers drift in with a detached cool, sounding half-human, half-machine — and totally intentional. Schoenfeld leans into that mechanical bleakness, with her delivery hovering between satire and lament. The beat beneath her stays minimal but sticky, with a tapping pulse. Meanwhile, shimmering synths flicker giving the track an unsettling intimacy seeping into the familiar yet uncanny, like scrolling through profiles you don’t actually know.
As the song unravels, the lyrics sharpen into a scalpel. “A photo is just eye pornography / an insult to my emotional integrity” hits with Schoenfeld’s trademark bite, while the refrain, “You’d all be dead to me without electricity” lands like a digital exorcism. The bridge flips into a sardonic plea, “Come see about me… don’t send me hope love and light,” tearing down the flimsy bandaids of emojis and curated avatars. The music stays sparse, almost ghostly, mirroring the illusion of closeness the band is calling out.
By the end, the track loops back into its glitchy chant, “Electric friends, electric friends,” now sounding more like a warning siren than a hook. Energy Whores don’t sooth, because they are here to poke the bruise. Check out the fantastic and hilarious music video on YouTube that brings the song alive—at least virtually.
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Review by: Naomi Joan