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# Smut - Let Me Hate
- URL: https://www.glamglare.com/music/smut-let-me-hate/
- Published: 2022-09-30T15:52:03.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-30T15:56:14.000Z
- Author: Elke Nominikat
- Tags: Music, Song Pick of the Day, #wordpress, #Import 2024-07-26 07:44

[**Smut**](https://glamglare.com/artist/smut?ref=glamglare.com) are a Chicago-based indie-rock quintet gearing up to release their sophomore album, *How the Light Felt,* due out on November 11th via [Bayonet](https://www.bayonetrecords.com/?ref=glamglare.com). Along the way, they just released the beautifully mellow and wistful “Let Me Hate.” The intense negative feeling in the title makes a lot of sense once I learned about the track’s backstory, then I knew I had to feature the track. Vocalist **Tay Roebuck** provides the following insight:

> For years after my sister’s death I could not dream about her. I’d hear my family members talk about her visiting them in dreams and telling them she’s okay or misses them, there was a lot of mysticism going on the first few years. When I did start having dreams she was always out of reach, walking into another room as I entered or people would be assuring me she was present somewhere if I could find her. ‘Let Me Hate’ is about the first time I had a dream where my little sister spoke to me after she died. I knew if I let her go she’d slip away and when I woke up I was angry at myself. So it’s a very literal song.

We all have different experiences, yet this sounds familiar. I too have lost my sister eight years ago, suddenly, and the dreams that followed were intense. However, I am glad about these dreams because -for a little while- she is still here, alive in a dream. Tay’s spin is different, of course, but hearing these lyrics makes the world a more empathetic and connected place, even or especially when Tay sings: “*Let me hate this world for taking you.”* 

The song comes with a lyric video created by the band’s drummer **Aidan O’Connor**, featuring photos from [Smut](https://glamglare.com/artist/smut?ref=glamglare.com)‘s summer North American tour with Wavves. Listen to “Let Me Hate,” our Song Pick of the Day:

Connect with Smut and add “Let Me Hate” to your playlist as we add it to our #glamglarepick playlist on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IcRfqHINV6sOlkeZwk7z7?si=y6aoe%5FPQQgeVCGoOj3jqsQ&ref=glamglare.com) and [AppleMusic](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/glamglarepick/pl.u-mvZrtzND434?ref=glamglare.com):

**Photo Credit:** Jaycee Rockhold

**Smut Tour Dates:**  
Fri. Nov. 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ortliebs  
Sat. Nov. 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville  
Mon. Nov. 14 – Washington, DC @ Pie Shop  
Tue. Nov. 15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe  
Wed. Nov. 16 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub  
Thu. Nov. 17 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records  
Fri. Nov. 18 – Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger  
Fri. Dec. 9 – Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village

[How the Light Felt by smut](https://smutonline.bandcamp.com/album/how-the-light-felt?ref=glamglare.com)