"to goon-the act of masturbating alone for hours or days on end-is to search for ultimate euphoria through a mythologized trance-like state. For some, it is a way of life. This lifestyle is at the center of 2charm's restless and escapist debut record, star scum city."
"The project, self-described as 'gooner pop,' uses the act as a Trojan horse to blend the solitary and the sultry, as the duo searches for ecstasy through melodic, trance-inspired hyperpop. It's equal parts ennui and sexual frustration, a record designed to score lonely darkroom excursions."
"On star scum city, filtered vocals and booming basslines sing the blues in the pursuit of pleasure. The album's two centerpieces 'you will never be alone in barcelona' and 'paris (to get you out my head)' tell the story of a hedonistic vacation meant to dance away the pain."
2charm, a project by Cub Sport members Tim Nelson and Sam Netterfield, creates music centered on 'gooning'—extended masturbation sessions pursued for euphoric transcendence. Their debut album 'star scum city' uses this concept as a framework for melodic, trance-influenced hyperpop that balances solitary escapism with sensual exploration. The duo presents themselves as an OnlyFans fantasy while crafting nine songs that soundtrack lonely darkroom experiences and hedonistic vacations. Key tracks like 'you will never be alone in barcelona' and 'paris (to get you out my head)' narrate homoerotic encounters and attempts to dance away emotional pain. Beneath the confident, provocative masculine presentation lies undercurrents of anxiety, repression, and shame that complicate the album's pursuit of pleasure and paradise.
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