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From the wreckage of a life-altering car crash, twin sisters Béah and Cecilia Romero emerged with more than survival stories—they forged Flames of Durga, and their latest single “Bicker” carries all the weight of that second chance. Recorded with producer Alex Newport (known for capturing The Mars Volta’s controlled chaos), the track transforms frustration into fuel.

The Romero sisters’ journey from childhood songwriting sessions in Los Angeles to recording at Rancho de la Luna suggests destiny delayed rather than denied. With “Bicker,” they’ve created something that feels both carefully constructed and dangerously unstable, like a muscle car rebuilt from salvage parts.

The production maintains a deliberate tension between polish and grit. Newport, who helped shape Bloc Party’s angular attack, brings that same attention to dynamic contrast here. Each element—from Béah’s serrated guitar work to Cecilia’s thunderous bass lines—occupies its own space while contributing to the controlled demolition of the whole.

Drummer Nate Million completes this power trio’s circuit, his rhythms providing both foundation and friction. Together, they’ve crafted something that honors their influences (from Black Sabbath’s weight to L7’s wit) without becoming beholden to them. This isn’t revival rock; it’s resurrection rock.

The accompanying video, shot in the Burbank Hills, mirrors the song’s elemental force. The sisters, drenched and defiant, turn performance into purification ritual. When Cecilia hits the mud, it feels less like music video theatrics and more like baptism by dirt—a physical manifestation of the song’s refusal to stay clean and proper.

What makes “Bicker” more than just another angry anthem is its understanding of rage as renewable resource. The Romero sisters, who’ve been writing together since childhood, know that true catharsis doesn’t come from a single scream but from building something lasting from that initial burst of sound.

Their experience with Dave Catching (Queens of the Stone Age) on their debut album clearly taught them how to harness desert rock’s expansive potential. But where that genre often loses itself in psychedelic drift, Flames of Durga remain focused on the target. “Bicker” is a precision strike disguised as an explosion.

Following their self-titled debut, this single suggests a band that’s found its voice by finding its purpose. That near-fatal crash didn’t just wake them up to their mortality—it gave their music its mission. Every riff carries the urgency of borrowed time.

This isn’t just sisters making music together; it’s twins turning their unique connection into sonic architecture. “Bicker” builds its foundation on years of shared language, shared trauma, and shared triumph, creating something that feels both deeply personal and universally accessible.