This isn’t music designed to numb. It’s music that keeps the lights on — even when what they reveal is uncomfortable. There’s a certain kind of electricity that doesn’t explode — it simmers. That’s the voltage running through Arsenal of Democracy, the new album from New York’s Energy Whores. It doesn’t shout. It tightens. At the center of the project is Carrie Schoenfeld — vocalist, composer, filmmaker, producer — working alongside guitarist Attilio Valenti. Together, they op

There’s a particular kind of silence that comes only after staring at a screen too long — the quiet ache behind the eyes, the soft hum of a device that never truly sleeps. Energy Whores’ ‘Electric Friends’ feels born from that moment: the stillness between digital pulses, where connection flickers but doesn’t quite reach the heart. The track opens gently, as though the room itself is waking. Synths drift like pale light filtering through blinds. Electronic drums tap out a slo

From New York’s DIY basement to your screen, Carrie Schoenfeld’s latest visual marries pulse-pounding synths with a razor-sharp critique...

Few bands manage to wrap raw political urgency inside a package as danceable as Energy Whores. With their latest single ‘Hey Hey Hate’, the New York-based electro-punk-pop outfit, led by visionary songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carrie Schoenfeld, deliver an explosive fusion of searing commentary and floor-filling energy.