Poppy shares Madonna-meets-metal single ‘New Way Out’ and tells us how “there’s plenty to be angry about”

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Poppy has spoken to NME about her brutal, Madonna-inspired metal track ‘New Way Out’, the ongoing success of hardcore, collaborating with Bad Omens and Knocked Loose, and injecting more whimsy into her music.‘New Way Out’ is the first taste of new music from Poppy since the release of 2023’s ‘Zig’.“The mission for that album was to make a dance-inspired piece, but for this project, the goal is to bring a new level of intensity to my music,” Poppy told NME. “It feels like a good time for it as well, because there’s a lot of tension out there.”Teasing that her fans have “been waiting for this sort of musical foray from me,” Poppy explained her deeper exploration of hard rock, having first dabbled in metal with 2018’s ‘Am I A Girl?’ before really embracing the genre with 2019’s industrial ‘Choke’ EP and 2020’s ‘I Disagree’.“I still think ‘New Way Out’ is uncharted territory for me,” she continued. “It’s a fresh take on my sound.”The track was created alongside former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish and House Of Protection’s Stephen Harrison, who has also been involved with The Chariot and Fever 333.

She’d previously worked with Harrison on ‘Choke’-cut ‘Scary Mark’ and had met Fish a few times over the years via BMTH.“They’re both great,” said Poppy. “It’s rare to find somebody that wants to move as quickly as I do.

We also have a lot of similar influences.”The trio went into the studio at the start of the year with a mission to finish a song before Poppy had to leave for tour. “Going into the studio with different people is like a puzzle,” Poppy offered. “Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but this just felt exciting.“ They have reunited in the studio since, but Poppy doesn’t want to give too much away.“There.