badcandy

”My songs are just little letters to me.”

Ani DiFranco’s words have long shaped lead singer Alex Subak’s songwriting.

As a survivor of intimate partner violence, Alex’s experience & healing process influence her songwriting, using her lyrics as a platform to process her pain, break the silence, & help spread knowledge about IPV. Channeling anger & aggression through badcandy, her voice in the music community raises awareness that this could happen to anyone & shows other survivors they are not alone.

badcandy is a rock band born out of the visceral & personal songwriting of Alex Subak. Rounded out by drummer Todd Gutner, bassist/guitarist Matt Walters, & guitarist Mike Vinopal, they channel a cohesive blend of modern post-rock sharpness with more gritty garage-rock. With undertones of Nirvana & the intensely emotional work of Fiona Apple, the band is extremely proud to showcase all aspects of Alex’s unique songwriting through the band’s searing performances on their debut album "Regret.”

“Regret” was recorded & mixed at the late Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studios by engineer Greg Norman (Guided by Voices, The Breeders), produced by Norman and the band, mastered at Chicago Mastering by Bob Weston (Shellac, Mission of Burma), & available worldwide on digital platforms via acclaimed Chicago indie rock label Spade Kitty Records. A limited run of the debut double LP on red vinyl with black splatter (Smashed Plastic) is available at the band’s Bandcamp while they last.