Oscar The Wild — ‘Roll With The Punches’

Oscar The Wild — ‘Roll With The Punches’
Single
Independent

At the time of writing, 62 Australian women have lost their lives because of gender-based violence.

There’s no sugarcoating that it’s an epidemic. Demanding attention towards this systemic socio-political issue is Oscar The Wild on their first single for 2024, ‘Roll With The Punches’. Written in frustration at the media’s lack of coverage towards why gender-based violence continues to be so commonplace, the three-minute track creates space for the emotions that come from being a non-male existing in modern society. Exhausted. Harrowed. Angry. Terrified. A driving, monotonous beat and the deadpan delivery of matter-offact thoughts mean the sentiment of this song deservedly stings. ‘Roll With The Punches’ does more to communicate our lived experience than politicians ever could. Hit play now.

Sounds like: A wake-up call.

By Zara Richards