Brazilian punk rocker Karen Dió released her second EP, ‘Fugaz’, via Hopeless Records. The release follows the viral success of early singles including ‘Sick Ride,’ a run of shows with acts including Limp Bizkit, Sum 41 and Garbage and includes the previously released single ‘Free Yourself’. Speaking about the EP, Dió explains: “The word “fugaz” is Portuguese for fleeting, brief, transient or short-lived. Life itself is “fugaz,” it goes really fast and changes all the time. This EP is about me dealing with that in the last couple of years. All the fast changes that have happened to my life, my body, my career and the world around me. A reminder to myself that life is not about what is about to happen, but what is happening right now because that’s all we have.”
To mark the release of ‘Fugaz’, Karen Dió will hit the road on her first UK headline tour this September. For tickets and dates head to KarenDio.com. Accompanying the new EP is the inciting single ‘Choke’ with a new visualizer. Continuing to speak about the track, Dió shares: “I believe that my best revenge when people talk shit about me is to let them be themselves, show their real faces and bite their own tongue, while I continue just doing my own thing, writing bangers.”
Nothing is permanent. Karen Dió knows that better than most. “I have to be so unattached to friends, things, and objects,” she says, a mindset forged through constant moves growing up and carried with her into music. That transient energy runs through everything she does, and it’s only intensified since ‘Sick Ride’ exploded online. Now she’s back with ‘Fugaz’, a sophomore EP that cuts deeper than anything she’s released before. Across its songs, Dió explores the passage of time, personal freedom and eternal youth with a perspective shaped by experience rather than nostalgia. The buzz surrounding her is impossible to ignore. Sum 41, Incubus , KennyHoopla and Fred Durst have all taken notice. It’s an eclectic list but fitting for an artist who refuses to sit comfortably within any one scene. Just this past week Karen announced she will be returning to her home in Brazil to open for the Foo Fighters on their South America run in February 2027.
Backed by Hopeless Records, Dió is also determined to shine a light on Brazil’s punk rock community on a global scale. For her, representing her Latin roots isn’t a talking point, it’s a responsibility. “If I can open that door for Latin American artists, then I’ve accomplished my goal,” she says.