THAO Turns Protest Fatigue Into A Raucous Art-Rock Release
This is a yummy new-music-video release alert with actual bite. THAO has unleashed “Sick of the Times,” a rambunctious art-rock protest anthem featuring Tune-Yards and The Linda Lindas.
The track appears on THAO’s forthcoming album Show Me, due October 30, 2026 via Kill Rock Stars. Instead of dragging itself through the exhaustion of the moment, “Sick of the Times” kicks, rattles and grins through it.
Directed by Linda Mai Green, the video matches that restless energy with bold color, theatrical movement and a cast that looks fully prepared to make a spectacle out of collective frustration.
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THAO Makes Protest Sound Fun Again
Explore THAO’s official music, revisit Tune-Yards and The Linda Lindas, and get ready for the forthcoming Show Me album.
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Tune-Yards And The Linda Lindas Join The Beautiful Noise
The collaboration feels natural rather than decorative. Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards brings her familiar sense of rhythmic disruption, while The Linda Lindas add the youthful punk charge that has made their own work feel so immediate.
Together, they help THAO turn political fatigue into something communal. The song may be sick of the times, but it refuses to sound defeated by them.
That balance is the track’s real trick. “Sick of the Times” is pointed without becoming heavy-handed, catchy without sanding down its message and far-out enough to keep the whole thing from feeling like another lecture set to guitars.
Inside THAO’s Colorful “Sick Of The Times” Video
Scenes from THAO’s “Sick of the Times” music video featuring Tune-Yards and The Linda Lindas. Directed by Linda Mai Green. Credit: Kill Rock Stars.
The visuals keep building until the entire thing feels like a protest rally staged inside an art-school fever dream. It is noisy, strange, playful and exactly the kind of hit-parade disruption INYIM likes to see.
Watch THAO’s “Sick Of The Times” Music Video
The official Linda Mai Green-directed video brings THAO, Tune-Yards and The Linda Lindas together for the full art-rock spectacle.
Source: THAO and Kill Rock Stars. Video directed by Linda Mai Green. Images courtesy of Kill Rock Stars.
