Sled Island, Servus and Exclaim! present: illuminati hotties, Poolgirl and more

illuminati hotties Sarah Tudzin treats the studio like both a jungle gym and pressure cooker. This tension is the fuel behind illuminati hotties, her music project that combines sugary pop instincts with scrappy punk energy and chaotic experimentation to create a sound Tudzin has dubbed “tenderpunk.”Tudzin launched the hotties after cutting her teeth as a sound engineer with the 2018 debut Kiss Yr Frenemies, a record bursting with sharp‑edged humor, tender introspection, and explosive hooks. When label turmoil threatened to stall the project, Tudzin responded with the now‑iconic Free I.H.: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For (2020), a self‑released mixtape that cemented her as one of indie rock’s most defiant voices. Its 2021 follow‑up, Let Me Do One More, expanded the sonic palette with swaggering rock riffs and bubblegum‑bright melodies grafted onto incisive lyrics.…