Carlito Junior Milfort (born March 15, 1999), known professionally as Poorstacy (stylized in all caps) is an American musician from

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. His music merges influences from

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and heavy metal. He has released two studio albums, two EPs, and was featured on the

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nominated Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack.

Biography

Carlito Junior Milfort was born in

. His father taught him multiple instruments as a child. He was inspired to listen to

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and play guitar through playing ''

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''. Early in life, he was inspired by his local

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as well as the underground

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scene. He soon began performing live with his band in the local heavy metal,

and

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scenes. He soon after began uploading music online, particularly on

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. Originally performing under a number a pseudonyms, including Lito Xantana, Vizion and Scarybrats, he eventually took on the stage name "Poorstacy" in reference to skater Stacy Peralta. His explanation for the name was that "Stacy Peralta himself was not shown a lot of attention at the start, but he ended up being one of the biggest legends in skateboarding in the end. I always loved the idea of that, of doing your own thing and having it pay off". Milfort's song "Make Up", uploading to SoundCloud in March 2019 received 35,000 views in one day. On September 13 of the same year, his debut EP ''I Don't Care'' was released through Internet Money records, produced by Nick Mira. Milfort was featured on the song "Urself" from

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's debut album ''Industry Plant'', released November 8. On January 31, 2020, he released the song "I Can't Sleep" featuring

as a single. His debut album, ''the Breakfast Club'' was originally planned to be released on February 7, through

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. The album's track "Darkness" was released as a single on March 6, and the album was then released on March 13, 2020. On June 12, he was featured on the song "Headspace" by the band Fame on Fire. On June 21, he released the single "Choose Life", featuring

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. With a title taken from a monologue from the film

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, the song was a departure from emo rap into a punk rock. On July 26, a deluxe version of ''the Breakfast Club'' was released featuring three bonus tracks: "Choose Life", "Don't Go Outside" and "Don't Look At Me" featuring

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. Milfort's song "Darkest Night" was featured on the soundtrack for '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'' released on August 28, 2020. The soundtrack was eventually nominated for a

. On September 20, he independently released a mini EP through

, titled ''I Don't Rap'', his first release to entirely consist of rapping and no singing. On November 13, he released the single "Nothing Left" then on December 11, he released the single "Hills Have Eyes", both featuring Travis Barker. On May 21, 2021, he released the single "Public Enemy" which was accompanied by a music video. On 9 July, he released the

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song "Children of the Dark", along with a music video, and announced that his second studio album ''Party at the Cemetery'' was set to be released in autumn 2021. On August 13, he released the single "Party at the Cemetery".

Musical style and influence

His music has been described as

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, dance punk,

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punk rap Punk rap is a subgenre of hip hop music influenced by the rebellious ethos, and sometimes, musical characteristics, of punk rock. The genre has been described as being influenced by styles such as trap music, punk rock, heavy metal and lo-fi ...

and

, often incorporating elements of

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alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

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and

. Musician

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stated in an article for

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that Milfort "is making his own new wave of

emo Emo () is a genre of rock music characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of hardcore punk and from the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore. The bands ...

alternative". A March 2021 article by

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, writer Alex Darus described his music as "taking edgy

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and giving it a gritty pop-punk spin" and as "combin ngrap and

but also steady emo, dreamy indie and catchy

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to make a sound all his own". Another article by the magazine described how "Making his appearance during the rise of SoundCloud rap, Milfort sets himself apart from other trap artists with his non-conformist approach to genre and the result is a fusion of different vibes created with stark enginuity".

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writer Eli Enis described his sound as "Eschewing booming 808s for a rubbery electro-punk groove". He has cited musical influences including

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, AFI, Slipknot,

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and

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, and lyrical narrative influences including

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and

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. He has been cited by

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as an influence on his 2020 album ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

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