Destroy Boys

The band was formed by Roditis and Mayugba on October 6, 2015, as an acoustic project, intending for Roditis to play drums and Mayugba to sing and play guitar. Their name was taken from the words that Mayugba wrote on her chalkboard at home during a period of relationship troubles. They released their debut EP "Mom Jeans" digitally in 2015 with Roditis singing and Mayugba on acoustic guitar. She replied by sending him their EP, which he was impressed by, leading to him joining the group, and Mayugba moving onto electric guitar. Enzo Malaspina of Mt. Eddy joined the band briefly in 2017, as a bass player, recording on their second album and performing with them live, later joined by his brother Chris on drums, after Knight's departure They were nominated for awards in the 2017 Sacramento Area Music Awards in the categories "New Artist", "Punk/post-punk" and "Teen". On April 6, 2018, they released the singles "Crybaby" and "Vixen", On February 17, 2021, the band made their debut on Hopeless Records with the single "Muzzle", which appeared on their third LP Open Mouth, Open Heart on October 8 of the same year. Their fourth studio album, Funeral Soundtrack #4, released on August 8, 2024. The lead single, "Boyfeel", was released on June 6, 2024, along with an announcement of the upcoming album. ==Musical style and influence==

The band's musical style has been categorized as punk rock, garage punk, hardcore punk, garage rock, rock and roll and riot grrrl. in addition to Against Me, The Who, The Garden, Sleater-Kinney, Lady Gaga, The San Francisco Chronicle described them as "equal parts hardcore and fun", while having self-described their sound as "What would happen if Blondie stumbled into a Misfits recording session". Roditis says their biggest influences vocally are Siouxsie Sioux from Siouxsie and the Banshees, Brooks Nielsen from The Growlers and Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend. Despite their frequent comparisons to riot grrrl bands like Bikini Kill, the members of the band deny any associations with it, saying that they love the genre, but they shouldn't be categorized as it just because they're female-fronted. ==Members==

;Current • Alexia Roditis – lead vocals (2015–present), guitar (2018–present) • Violet Mayugba – guitar, backing vocals (2015–present) • Narsai Malik – drums (2018–present) • David Orozco – bass (2021–present) ;Past • Ethan Knight – drums (2015–2018) • Enzo Malaspina – bass (2017) • Chris Malaspina – drums (2017–2018) • Abe Cunningham – drums (2018) • Blake Eitel – bass (2018) • Donnie Walsh – bass (2017, 2018–2019) ;Timeline ; ; ==Discography==

;Studio albums • Sorry, Mom (2016) • Make Room (2018) • Open Mouth, Open Heart (2021) • Funeral Soundtrack #4 (2024) ;EPs • Mom Jeans (2015) • Grimester (2016) • Destroy Boys on Audiotree Live (2019) ;Singles • "Methatonin" (2017) • "Gold Medal" (2017) • "Crybaby" (2018) • "Vixen" (2018) • "American River" (2018) • "Soundproof" (2018) • "Fences" (2020) • "Honey I'm Home" (2020) • "Muzzle" (2021) • "Drink" (2021) • "Locker Room Bully" (2021) • "All This Love" (2021) • "Escape" (2021) • "Beg for the Torture" (2023) • "Shadow (I'm Breaking Down)" (2023) (No. 38 Billboard Alternative Airplay chart) • "Plucked" (2024) • "Boyfeel" (2024) • "Should've Been Me" (2024) ==References==