The wait is finally over. The Old Slut Distortion(OSD) is striking back after their countless hours of loneliness, sadness, lightheadedness, and madness during quarantine. Unlike their usual theme of crude satire directed at others, OSD is serving something different this time- they are targeting themselves. With a hint of the bare truth, self-ridicule is often the most humorous yet meanest portrait of oneself. The album “A Beast In Human Clothing” is a burlesque of OSD’s literal life.
To fully represent their love of satirical attitudes, OSD has invited the designer Dodo (多多), also the lead singer of Roadside Inn, to devise the artworks for the album. Frivolous yet rebellious, the overall aesthetic might seem contradicting to the ethereal undertone, but it is in fact a paradigm of OSD’s songs- delivering the harsh truths in a whimsical manner. It is totally normal when you can’t help but to think,“are they making fun of me?” OSD is taking cynicism to a whole new level.
A line, a verse, a song, or even the entire album, despite looking extraneous and absurd, can sometimes be relatable to one of the shattered souls, like us. As we ruminate through the songs, we laugh, we sing, we get mad. OSD will always find a way to touch your feelings. Always.
