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If you haven’t heard the name Dredd Rayne Carter yet, don’t worry—you will. And soon, you won’t be able to escape it.

Their breakout single, “Soda & Cigarettes,” opens with a clean, almost twee acoustic guitar before collapsing into a distorted chorus where Carter yells, “I’m not sad, I’m just bored / of being something to ignore.” It’s a song about quiet desperation in the suburbs, but the hook is so sticky you’ll catch yourself humming it while loading the dishwasher. dredd rayne carter

If you’re tired of safe, sterile pop and overly macho rock revivalism, give “Soda & Cigarettes” a spin. Just don’t blame me when you’re screaming along in your car at 2 a.m. If you haven’t heard the name Dredd Rayne

Carter first went viral on TikTok not with a dance challenge, but with a raw, unpolished clip of them screaming into a practice amp in a parking lot. The caption read: “this is what it sounds like when you’re too polite to tell someone they ruined your life.” It racked up 4 million views overnight. Carter self-describes their genre as “grunge-pop” — and it fits. If you’re tired of safe, sterile pop and