Brocarde drops new single “Identity Theft”

Rising from the shadows of the UK’s alternative rock scene, Brocarde is an artist who prospers where others might flinch. Bringing together theatrical rock, metal, fashion and gothic storytelling, she’s built an aesthetic universe that’s at once vivid and unsettling. With the poetic edge of a haunted Victorian journal and the sonic intensity of a ghost screaming through a Marshall stack, Brocarde’s creative output is truly all-consuming.

She made her first musical mark in 2019 with “Last Supper,” a debut single soaked in biblical symbolism and backed by a surreal, pig-infested music video. It was a brutal yet magnetic introduction, instantly catching the attention of Planet Rock, Kerrang! and BBC Introducing. Since then, she’s earned a loyal following and even received praise from rock royalty, with Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale calling her “electrifying.”

But to label Brocarde as merely a musician is to miss the point entirely; she’s a walking concept piece, a one-woman horror show with a mic in one hand and a Ouija board in the other. Brocarde’s real-life entanglement with the supernatural has made headlines, particularly her ghostly marriage and subsequent divorce from Edwardo, a Victorian soldier.

Now, Brocarde unleashes “Identity Theft,” a ferocious new single that fuses gothic grandeur with biting emotional grit. Produced by Chris Collier, who’s known for work with Korn, Mick Mars and Whitesnake, the track strikes a delicate balance between cinematic horror and alternative metal punch. Yet beneath the theatrical snarl lies something profoundly personal, from childhood trauma to adolescent chaos, the song traces a lifeline scarred by bullying, body image distortion and a longing for acceptance. “There was an anger there, a deep frustration with pretty much everything,” Brocarde admits and that fury slices through every moment of the track.

Set up by the eerie pulse of a throbbing heartbeat, ominous sonic textures swell to form an unnerving atmosphere before the track jumps into a dramatic dark rock experience. With orchestral instrumental, marching drums and expressive vocal performance, the song erupts into a charging sound of gripping metal in the chorus capped by commanding vocals, pounding drums and crunching guitars. Gliding through moments of dreamy, lullaby-esque arrangement and stuttering into the engrossing potency of the verses, it’s a spectacular showcase of Brocarde’s wild creativity and thrilling sound.

The accompanying music video only amplifies the experience, shot inside Gloucester Prison, one of Britain’s most haunted locations, the visual sees Brocarde give birth to a blue and pink alien while writhing on an autopsy table. It’s grotesque, absurd and strangely poignant, resulting in a visual experience that’s perfectly aligned with her brand of horror-glam. In typical Brocarde fashion, even the ghosts couldn’t resist, she claims the spirits of the Kray Twins disrupted the shoot, headbanging along from the ether.

Watch the music video for Identity Theft below

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