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I still struggle with the words

The least important part

Like the spirit in the woods

I work well in the dark

BIO

“Bury Me” began as a demo for an abandoned 2017 EP exploring gender identity (for more details, see “Bury Me,” lyric 1.) When the project was scrapped, the song remained a fixture of possibility, eventually being reworked with influences from Sam Raimi’s first two installments of the EVIL DEAD series.

“Bury Me” transmutes the films’ unkillable supernatural forces, attempts to defeat the undead with dismemberment, and lines such as “who’s laughing now?” into representations of Queer resilience and tongue-in-cheek challenges to heteronormative aggressions.

The guitars, synths, and layered vocals harken back to works by the Cars and Gary Numan, with a powerful hook centering the chorus.

Bury me 

bury me 

bury me in it

Bury me in mine

Bobby Guard (they/them) is a singer-songwriter and producer operating out of Denver, CO. Their music rests in the fluidity between genres, bridging folk, art rock, glam, and electronica - sometimes within the same song. A graduate of the University of Southern California’s film program, Bobby’s work as a songwriter is interwoven with the language of visual art, drawing as much inspiration from Cindy Sherman and John Carpenter as Lou Reed and King Crimson. As a producer, Bobby has helmed the bulk of their own material, collaborating with artists Importer (2021’s STOCKHOLM), Grant Carey (2022’s “Oh Lover,”) and ColorKey (solo works 2021 - present.)

Their new song “Bury Me” is an energetic, sonically packed homage to late 70’s and early 80’s New Wave/Power Pop. Influenced by Sam Raimi’s THE EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD II, the song is a heartfelt anthem to Queer resilience from the perspective of the undead - with a bouncing groove, crunching guitars, and glittering synths to boot. “Bury Me” is the premiere single from Bobby’s upcoming debut LP HORROR MOVIES, a 13-song concept album inspired by the horror films and music of the late 70’s and early 80’s. The album is due in 2024 following a slew of singles in the coming months.

You can find Bobby at the links below and streaming everywhere, with over 80,000 streams on Spotify alone.

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