“ONTARIO HYPERPUKE is an offshoot of hyper pop, for me, it’s about an Ontario-centric genre as well as expanding on what hyper pop means,” HUG MOSH announced, at his show on September 2nd.
“Hyper pop has been around long enough that we’re starting to see variations on the typical form, I didn’t quite want to be hyper pop or hyper punk, so we created HYPERPUKE,” he continued.
HUG MOSH as a project released its first song in January of 2022, but HUG MOSH as a concept has been in the works for about two years.
2022 has very much been the year that HUG MOSH has begun to take the city by storm. After performing at Side by Side weekend in Ottawa, Hugmosh was able to connect with their fans on a personal level and build the foundations of what would become ONTARIO HYPERPUKE.
Many songs on the ONTARIO HYPERPUKE album touch on introspective topics that are relevant today, such as mental health and suicide, just to name a few.
This mixture of music as an art form and lyrics as a method of delivering a message can be seen in the song If It Wasn’t For My Steam Account I’d Kill Myself.
“It’s such a bubbly ukelele-led song, but I’m talking about writing a suicide note but then NOT killing myself because Elden Ring came out,” said HUG MOSH “I wanted the project to be a mix of fun but also real. These super candy-coated, fun-sounding songs, but the lyrics are very real and straight to the point.”
HUG MOSH is something that genuinely needs to be seen live to be appreciated fully.
The outstanding live vocal effects and production had the entire building threatening to explode from the sheer energy in the room. This would include guest appearances from other local acts such as Dashype, Newagehip, Dukess and Ground Jordan.
While mosh pits are a staple in almost all alternative forms of live music, I hope the next mosh pit I find myself in is a HUG MOSH.