Bad Self Portraits certainly aren’t pulling punches. Their latest single, All Bark No Bite, is a raw, roaring act of reclamation, a scorched-earth anthem that faces childhood trauma head-on and dares it to flinch.
Forget delicate. This is indie-rock with its fists clenched, building tension with surgical precision before letting it seethe and smoulder. Vocalist Howell moves between confrontation and numbness, blurring the line between past and present pain. The result is gutting; every pause, every burst, every unresolved note feels intentional.
Released ahead of their debut album I Think I’m Going to Hell, All Bark No Bite continues the band’s fiercely independent ethos, leaning into permanence over play counts with their Buy Before You Stream approach.