The names you choose The labels you press onto me. Believe me, I don’t care
Misanthropy is frequently mistaken for disdain for the world, but it’s more accurately a way to protect oneself from disappointment. It’s the stance of someone who has observed carefully, felt profoundly, and then quietly pulled back. In “Mizantrop”, She Past Away transforms that withdrawal into conscious clarity—identifying the condition without exaggeration and remaining composed rather than storming out. This isn’t about isolation as entertainment, but about distance as a means of self-preservation.
Following the expressionist seclusion of İnziva, the Turkish post-punk duo return with their video for “Mizantrop”, the title track from their eagerly awaited seven-track EP Mizantrop. Shot in stark black and white, the video strips away narrative excess in favor of performance-focused austerity—measured movement, fixed gazes, and a controlled visual language that mirrors the song’s emotional posture. Where İnziva retreated inward, Mizantrop holds its ground.
Musically, “Mizantrop” leans decisively into a classic post-punk and French coldwave lineage, guided by a guitar melody shaped around intricate minor chord arcs. The line ascends and descends in steady cycles, tracing an emotional contour that recalls the melancholia of bands like Asylum Party and Mary Goes Round.
Lyrically, “Mizantrop” rejects negotiation. “A misanthrope clad in black,” Volkan Caner sings—not as provocation, but as fact. The refrain—“Believe me, I don’t care”—reads not as apathy but as emotional economy, a refusal to engage with imposed labels or external judgment.
But before a single note is played in the video, fellow Turkish artist Hakan Tamar addresses the camera with the detached authority of a European music-television presenter, formally situating the performance before yielding the frame to the band.
“Hello, today we have no news to refresh your zest for life. Instead, we bring you a duo clad in black, at odds with themselves, yet speaking words that touch the heart.
This isn’t just a song or a performance. Please welcome She Past Away with the anthem of a lost generation: Misanthrope.”
Directed by Damla Es with AyıGalip as co-director, the video reflects that posture with discipline. Cinematography by Ege Uysal emphasizes contrast, stillness, and negative space. Each member occupies a separate pool of light, isolated yet synchronized, reinforcing coexistence without communion.
Watch the video for Mizantrop below:
She Past Away’s seven-track EP/album Mizantrope will be released on March 31 via Fabrika Records on standard black vinyl, limited clear white vinyl with black spots, limited black corona vinyl with white, as well as CD, cassette, and digital formats.
Pre-orders are available here.
TOUR DATES:
- February 28, 2026: Stockholm, Sweden – FutureRetro Weekender
- April 3, 2026: Zurich, Switzerland – X-TRA (Schwarze Ball)
- April 4, 2026: Potsdam, Germany – Waschhaus
- April 5, 2026: Braunschweig, Germany – KUFA Haus
- April 14, 2026: West Palm Beach, FL – Respectable Street
- April 15, 2026: Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
- April 16, 2026: Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers
- April 17, 2026: San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
- April 18, 2026: Houston, TX – Dark Ceremony Festival
- April 29, 2026: Budapest, Hungary – A38 Hajó
- May 1, 2026: Zagreb, Croatia – Tvornica Kulture
- May 2, 2026: Vienna, Austria – Szene
- May 3, 2026: Graz, Austria – PPC
- May 5, 2026: Augsburg, Germany – Kantine
- May 6, 2026: Karlsruhe, Germany – Die Stadtmitte
- May 7, 2026: Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof
- May 8, 2026: Cologne, Germany – Kantine
- May 9, 2026: Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
- May 22, 2026: Brno, Czechia – Fléda
- May 24, 2026: Leipzig, Germany – Wave-Gotik-Treffen
- May 29–30, 2026: Benidorm, Spain – Dark City Fest
- June 11, 2026: Thessaloniki, Greece – Mammothfest
- July 24, 2026: Tampere, Finland – Tavara-asema
- July 25, 2026: Helsinki, Finland – Ääniwalli
- September 27, 2026: London, UK – Earth
- October 23, 2026: Malmö, Sweden – Inkonst
- October 25, 2026: Oslo, Norway – John Dee
- October 28, 2026: Gdańsk, Poland – Drizzly Grizzly
- October 29, 2026: Warsaw, Poland – Proxima
- October 30, 2026: Poznań, Poland – 2Progi
- October 31, 2026: Kraków, Poland – Kwadrat
- November 3, 2026: Bielefeld, Germany – Forum
- November 4, 2026: Bremen, Germany – Lagerhaus
- November 5, 2026: Jena, Germany – F-Haus
- November 6, 2026: Kaiserslautern, Germany – Kammgarn
- November 27, 2026: Heerlen, Netherlands – Nieuwe Nor
- November 28, 2026: Reutlingen, Germany – franz.K
- November 29, 2026: Haarlem, Netherlands – Patronaat
- December 25, 2026: Chemnitz, Germany – Darkstorm Festival
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