Genre-defying artist d4vd has returned with a brand new single “Worthless,” out now through Darkroom/Interscope Records.
The fast-paced anthem and its bombastic bassline, echoing vocals, and guitar-heavy refrain are harking back to a faraway acquainted monitor enjoying in a crowded room. “Worthless” expands the versatile artist’s repertoire. It follows “Placebo Effect,” which debuted earlier this yr with its accompanying Trey Lyons-directed video–capturing d4vd in enthralling, visually charming landscapes as he shares a well-recognized story of unrequited love. The music hits arduous as d4vd sings, “It’s easier said than done/ I’m trying to find my purpose/ I should’ve ran away by now/ But I can’t escape this town.”
In 2022, d4vd launched two extremely acclaimed chart-climbing singles, the RIAA Platinum licensed “Romantic Homicide” a grungy, guitar-driven breakup anthem, and the RIAA Gold licensed “Here With Me,” a slow-building beachy ballad. d4vd was lately named one in every of Zane Lowe’s 23 Artists To Watch In 2023 and named a hero artist for Amazon Music’s Artists to Watch 2023.
After going through copyright strikes on his gaming YouTube channel, d4vd started recording his personal music inside his sister’s closet on the app BandLab. He stays true to his DIY beginnings as he continues to launch genre-agnostic singles with influences starting from R&B to indie rock.
The single follows on the heels of d4vd’s “The Root Of It All” tour, which bought out minutes after happening sale. Kicking off in his hometown at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall, the tour made stops at The Echo in Los Angeles, The Lower Third in London, Point Éphémère Paris, and Baby’s All Right in New York, earlier than closing out in Toronto at Drake Underground.
d4vd emerged as a visionary artist just one yr after he started writing and recording heart-piercing tracks alone in in Houston, Texas. d4vd gained his now-eclectic style in rap and indie music from web wormholes and fan-made Fortnite movies on YouTube, which he additionally began creating as a homeschooled teenager.