B.O.Y., by Miles Francis

B.O.Y.

by Miles Francis

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	1.	I Want You Back (*NSYNC Cover) 03:34		buy track
	2.	The Call (Backstreet Boys Cover) 03:35		buy track

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Miles Francis offers twisted modern covers of NSYNC's "I Want You Back" & Backstreet Boys' "The Call."

While Francis’ childhood walls were lined floor to ceiling with boy band photos from J-14 and Tiger Beat, upon returning to those songs throughout the years, they've become more problematic and sinister -- written by grown men and sung by boys asking for forgiveness despite their wrongdoings. “I wanted to unearth the darker energy within the songs and put it front and center,” Francis explains. “What if an NSYNC song was sung by a man's dark subconscious? What if a Backstreet Boys song was reframed to score a suspense film?”

“The success of boy bands was largely due to the fandom of teenage girls, but the messaging fit into a larger framework of patriarchy,” Francis continues. “As someone with white male privilege, I was swept up in that cultural moment as a child, and I am curious as to how it encouraged certain problematic perspectives in my developing brain. It's okay to look back on things we love and question them, and it's necessary for men especially to interrogate the culture that shaped us, whether it's music, movies, or whatever else.”

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released December 2, 2021

Produced by Miles Francis at Cornelia Street Studio NYC
Mixed by Andrew Lappin
Mastered by Joe LaPorta

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Miles Francis New York, New York

Miles Francis is an artist, producer, drummer, songwriter, singer, musician, guitarist, mogul, tastemaker, performer, pop darling, influencer, actor, instrumentalist and multi-hyphenate born and raised in New York City. Miles has collaborated with Will Butler, Antibalas, Sharon Jones, Amber Mark, and Angelique Kidjo amongst others, and will release their debut album 'Good Man' on March 4, 2022. ... more

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