Tkay Maidza — live event
Tkay Maidza’s three-part Last Year Was Weird EP series was a hairpin turn for an artist looking for a new direction. Moving on from stadium-ready EDM-pop-rap, the Australian musician flaunted a more eclectic range while giving herself space to own the mess of being in the spotlight. She dove into lush digital funk, explosive SOPHIE-style bangers, and cheeky hip-hop with the unrestrained zeal of a kid in a ball pit while also sharpening her confidence. One second she’d be slithering through chest-thumping industrial hip-hop; the next, she’d be cooing over jaunty guitars and whistles. Sweet Justice, Maidza’s sophomore album and her first full-length in seven years, expands on that growing musical confidence, the whiplash between funk, dance, and industrial styles more intense than ever. With fiery lyrics and sharper bravado, it’s an album largely about karma: “Eat your heart out on a silver plate/They been fishy so I’m eating steak/On the hook I catch ‘em with the bait/Get up out my face is si vous plait,” she boasts on “WUACV,” named after the meme used when someone’s feeling particularly chaotic. She’s flippant toward her detractors, thoughtful as she navigates life and love. Sweet and sing-songy on highlight “Out of Luck,” she asserts her self-worth against people who demand her time but couldn’t give two shits about her. Generally, Maidza’s vision of justice isn’t based in direct retribution—she knows that choosing herself over the bullshit is the best revenge. “I should buy my bag a bag,” she says, an elite and hilarious flex.
Starts: 2024-02-24T20:00:55Z
Ends: 2024-02-24T22:00:55Z
Where: 431 West 16th Street, New York, New York 10011, United States
Price: $28.89