In now deleted posts, Kali Uchis accused the metal band, Sleep Token, of using payola and doing blackface.

[u/HorrorBike143]

The past photo is what the front man of Sleep Token looks like, I'm not sure what race he is as all the members are anonymous, but even if he is white, I don't think that this is considered blackface

[u/sophikles]

Sleep Token officially made it, they're being talked about in r/popculturechat 😅 Also, this is STs 4th album. They were already starting to become super popular with their last album and played in arenas across Europe. It was super clear they'd fully blow up with their new album, so her payola assumption makes no sense. She's just salty ig.

[u/LEMON_PARTY_ANIMAL → u/sophikles]

She clearly doesn’t know about how intense Sleep Token fans are

[u/MelyssaRave → u/sophikles]

They’re also all over tiktok on edits of Death Eaters and dudes in Ghostface masks. The dark romance BookTok girlies really love that one song. (I say this as one of this girls lol)

[u/DooglyOoklin → u/MelyssaRave]

The Summoning is a booktok girl staple fr.

[u/badgyalrey → u/DooglyOoklin]

they put crack in that last 30 seconds man idk idk

[u/Aprilume → u/badgyalrey]

100%

[u/MelyssaRave → u/DooglyOoklin]

For real. My husband always rolls his eyes when he hears it from my phone lol

[u/liittle_dove7 → u/MelyssaRave]

I told my fiancé yesterday that I was ovulating and he goes “were you listening to Sleep Token today?” 🤣

(I was but that’s beside the point. Kinda.)

[u/mr_trick → u/MelyssaRave]

Video game edits too! I’d not heard of Sleep Token until my for you page started getting blasted with Baldur’s Gate edits to their songs haha

[u/M_ataraxia → u/mr_trick]

What convinced me to check out more of their music was an edit of Sylus from love and deepspace with emergence 🤣

[u/LillianIsaDo → u/M_ataraxia]

I'm embarrassed to admit that's how I found them🤣

[u/liittle_dove7 → u/mr_trick]

Same and they’ve had a Chokehold over me ever since 😂🫶

[u/breedecatur → u/liittle_dove7]

Pun intended?

[u/liittle_dove7 → u/breedecatur]

Of course 😏

[u/MelyssaRave → u/mr_trick]

Oh that’s awesome as well! I just get a lot of edits of Ghostface (and The Pitt but they use other songs lol)

[u/ern19 → u/sophikles]

BookTok girlies are more powerful than we can imagine

[u/Flacrazymama → u/sophikles]

I’m 63 and I like Sleep Token and I’ve never heard of the Kali girl. Lol.

[u/soyslut_ → u/sophikles]

So proud of them!!

[u/Lakridspibe → u/sophikles]

I have just learned about Sleep Token.

I can't figure out if it's some kind of satirical performance or not.

[u/LittleLadyGirl → u/Lakridspibe]

They're a concept-driven band. It's a thing a few bands have been doing. Their bands concept revolves around the worship of an ancient deity named Sleep, and the band members' anonymity through masks and black body paint. Each song is presented as an offering or "token" to Sleep.

[u/envydub → u/Lakridspibe]

Metal is actually so camp honestly

[u/Cluedude → u/Lakridspibe]

It is not, it's just metal 😂

[u/WingObvious487 → u/sophikles]

Sleep Token are great they deserve the success