Reviving the darkest moment from Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. for his new EP, Vile wraps the tune in a shitstorm of electric guitars and reverb, slurring the tale of hard times and heartbreak like a guy who diligently self-medicates before heading off to Occupy Wall Street.

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“Youth Knows No Pain”

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”