KAREN DIÓ releases new single ‘Bexy’
Photo Credit: Amy Shephard
Brazilian punk firestarter Karen Dió is back with her explosive new single ‘Bexy,’ a chaotic, high-energy anthem born from pure spontaneity and fan connection.
Speaking on the origins of the track, Karen explains: “A few years ago, me and my husband had a Patreon page. We used to share about our lives and hang with our Patrons in live video calls quite often. In one of these live calls, we decided to grab the guitar and improvise a song live, to everyone that joined the call. Bex, one of our OG beloved supporters joined the live call, so we immediately began writing Bex a song. Matt started to play the chord progression that you hear in the final song and I also started to sing basically the final version of the vocals, the words beginning to form as we messed around.”
In true DIY punk fashion, the track came together almost instantly written and performed live in front of fans. But it’s the small, personal details that give ‘Bexy’ its charm.
“Instead of singing ‘Bex’, I sang ‘Bexy’, a sort linguistic change that happens as my primary language is Brazilian Portuguese. In Portuguese you add an ‘ee’ sound to every word that finishes with consonant. haha. So for instance ‘Facebook’ becomes ‘Faceybooky’, ‘Hot Dog’ turns into ‘Hotchy Doggy’… So ‘Bex’ ended up turning into ‘Bexy’. And that was it, the song was almost completed right there on the call.”
Now fully realised, ‘Bexy’ stands as a loud, proud tribute not just to one fan but to the entire Karen Dió community.
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