Portraits of Tracy, a producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, entered the public eye from her teenage bedroom in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where posting beat remakes and original music first attracted an attentive following. This morning, Tracy dropped “This Song May Or May Not Be About An Alt-Right Influencer,” the second single from her upcoming EP, Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate A: MTV!, to be released on July 24.

The EP arrives three years after Drive Home, an ambitious 18-track concept record in which she explored personal autonomy and artistic freedom, reflecting on finding her voice as a queer, Black teen raised in the South and finding personal acceptance of her transgender identity. The project was defined by its combination of classic rock, hip-hop, R&B, soul, and psychedelic indie rock, demonstrating her ear for satisfying, surprising compositions and versatile musicality.

The first taste came last month in the form of “Caught In A Jam,” a retro-futuristic song about an uncomfortable physical altercation (or being caught in a jam). Introducing the EP’s psychedelic nostalgia, the single arrived alongside a colorful, kitschy music video featuring a 60s space-suit-clad Tracy fighting aliens against an amateur green-screen backdrop and an MTV-inspired graphic with the word “Pot” at the start.

The sounds and spirit of “This Song May Or May Not Be About An Alt-Right Influencer” embody memories of a youth spent amid the glory days of DC hardcore, Tony Hawk, and MTV. A track of defiance, Tracy taps into an iconic punk rock tradition forged by artists including Dead Kennedys and Dag Nasty, whose plight for liberation—whether social, emotional, or political—lives on here. “You don’t get to advocate for the erasure of my people and benefit from our culture at the same time,” says Tracy, reflecting on her decision to write the song after learning that a well-known neo-Nazi was enjoying her work.

The song is loud, furious, and fun, embodying a profound frustration with rampant bigotry that threatens to pervade even the most private of spaces and offering a sonic respite. Not only do the lyrics speak to this reality, but the beat does as well, with an intensity that packs an angst best experienced at max volume, blasted in the car radio or through tangled earbuds.

This forthcoming EP sets a similarly evolutionary tone to Tracy's former works, forging a loud, technicolor stage on which she confidently reintroduces herself. Boasting a sonically and thematically vibrant experience, Tracy's latest creative endeavor promises to be quite a trip.