Media Stres Contorted the Alt-Rock Formula into a Frenetic No-Wave Revolt in Narcissistic Rabbit Holes

With a bassline that could cause a riptide on the airwaves and enough scuzz to ensure the shores of alt-rock will never be clean again, Media Stres’ latest single, Narcissistic Rabbit Holes, is a snarling and unrelenting rebellion. Beneath the distortion lies an indictment of gaslighters and manipulators who have coasted through life by exploiting the instincts of empathy. It’s not a warning, it’s a full-scale sonic retaliation. Heavy hardcore elements lock in with the punked-up chaos, channelling a sound too unhinged to stay tethered to tradition. There’s a tumultuously electric current running beneath the carnage, one that fans of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster will instantly recognise. But where nostalgia meets rage, Media Stres stamp their own form of brutal catharsis into the chaos. This is a killer, off-kilter track that delivers vindication by the visceral smorgasbord. Founded in 2012 in Čakovec, Croatia, Media Stres cut their teeth across over a hundred live shows throughout the Balkans and Western Europe, bringing their kinetic volatility to stages at INmusic Festival, Demofest, and Imagine Festival in Paris. After a brief hiatus, the band returned in 2025 with their debut LP Diorama Mirage, reasserting themselves as purveyors of alt-rock disorder. With Narcissistic Rabbit […] The post Media Stres Contorted the Alt-Rock Formula into a Frenetic No-Wave Revolt in Narcissistic Rabbit Holes appeared first on A&R Factory.

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With a bassline that could cause a riptide on the airwaves and enough scuzz to ensure the shores of alt-rock will never be clean again, Media Stres’ latest single, Narcissistic Rabbit Holes, is a snarling and unrelenting rebellion. Beneath the distortion lies an indictment of gaslighters and manipulators who have coasted through life by exploiting the instincts of empathy. It’s not a warning, it’s a full-scale sonic retaliation. Heavy hardcore elements lock in with the punked-up chaos, channelling a sound too unhinged to stay tethered to tradition. There’s a tumultuously electric current running beneath the carnage, one that fans of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster will instantly recognise. But where nostalgia meets rage, Media Stres stamp their own form of brutal catharsis into the chaos. This is a killer, off-kilter track that delivers vindication by the visceral smorgasbord. Founded in 2012 in Čakovec, Croatia, Media Stres cut their teeth across over a hundred live shows throughout the Balkans and Western Europe, bringing their kinetic volatility to stages at INmusic Festival, Demofest, and Imagine Festival in Paris. After a brief hiatus, the band returned in 2025 with their debut LP Diorama Mirage, reasserting themselves as purveyors of alt-rock disorder. With Narcissistic Rabbit […]

The post Media Stres Contorted the Alt-Rock Formula into a Frenetic No-Wave Revolt in Narcissistic Rabbit Holes appeared first on A&R Factory.