A few years ago, in the tangled veins of Lisa Frank and Frankie Cosmos, a young star was born in the MNE galaxy. Stunning the masses with her debut single “Gidgie, the Moth, and Me” on GP9 and consistently hitting that mark since, Lil Sticc is back this year with an ode to being outdoors, carefree, and only semi-clean. “Camp Clean” is the song you want to put on from the blue tooth speaker on the picnic bench while you are behind the bushes washing the pots and pans in the camp site’s water spout. The sun is out, the air smells like dirt and pine, and your hair is the perfect amount of greasy. On Camp Clean, Lil Sticc not only evokes the childlike pleasure of playing in the grass, but celebrates it as a spiritual practice.
I’ll meet you out in a sec
I’m just now waking up
Gonna go pee under a tree
then I’ll tell you what
I got a little bent while in my tent
What are ya gonna do
I’ll start the coffee
bring your mug
Just enough for two
This mug is dirty
What’s the wordy
It’s all good and fine
Go rip your shirt
And stub your toe
It must be a sign
Am I molting?
This feels jolting
In the best kind of way
Recalibrating
Liberating
No shower today
Camp clean
Rollin up on the scene
Dirt in my nails
Half hygiene
Camp clean
With vitamin D
And charcuterie
We’re on a livin spree
Thinking small living big
Is that a bug or just a twig
Face plant in soil
No turmoil
Hope you come to my gig
Taking it in
Might go and swim
Fill your cup right up to the brim
Healthy microbes
We’re in bathrobes
It’s a win-win
Am I molting?
This feels jolting
In the best kind of way
Recalibrating
Liberating
No shower today
No shower today
Camp clean
Not a worry in my mind
All we got is time
Eggs on the sunny side
Camp clean
Not that seriously
Move with the moon and tide
Its all implied
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024