“We Are Happy (Of The Pale Criminal)” sets in an uncanny portrait of extremes, dissociation and sensual experimentation. The track is a gateway into THORN’s unorthodox songwriting, sinking into the connotation of modern life. Fueled by unfiltered grits and dirt, driven by nerve-splintering noisescape, “We Are Happy” sees piercing percussions and eerie vocals bottle up with explosive illusive sonics. Like the mirror of the craze between drug-infused, sexually-driven encounters and a born-to-die mindset that gives up on the search for a deeper meaning, “We Are Happy (Of The Pale Criminal),” in its raw, spicy confrontations, gives you something to think about.

THORN’s music is all written from the perspective of mental health awareness, exploring the relationship between mind and action. His songwriting, as reflective as it is transparent, always has a deeper poetic monologue that runs parallel to the music. The soundscapes thread out from there, delving even deeper into the mind, resulting in those unimaginably vivid sonics that tells a horrid and oftentimes, unbearable truth.

“We Are Happy,” but are we? “We Are Happy,” but where are we? You can’t help but think about these questions while listening to the track.

Read our interview with THORN, where we talk about his REAL music influences and the distance he’s gone to create “We Are Happy (Of The Pale Criminal).”

Punk Head: I love your authenticity and aesthetic in "We Are Happy (Of The Pale Criminal)." Can you tell us a little more about the track?

THORN: It took a lot out of me. The vocal take was done at about 4am in pitch black. I was just sitting there choking myself, drinking shots of whiskey and spitting.

PH: What do you like the best about this track?

THORN: The grit, the dirt, sounds mean. I like.

PH: What is your creative vision as an artist?

THORN: The change & renewal of mainstream metal & rock. Unifying the alt under one banner.

PH: Who are your biggest influences?

THORN: If I'm honest, the people closest to me. Luca Centro has been the biggest musical influence in my life. I tend to answer Nosferatu or Jesus as a joke, but yeah, my friends are the real answer.

PH: What would you like to tell your supporters out there?

THORN: You can be the change you want to happen. You are more than you think. You are worth everything this world has to offer. Be the spark, to light that flame. Big love x