Special Interest emerged from the D.I.Y. scene of New Orleans in the mid-2010s with a mix of angular no wave, impulsive hardcore, glam, and alternative dance grooves. The band's first album, Spiraling, saw release in 2018. Their Rough Trade debut, 2022's Endure, expanded influences into the artier dance-rock of groups like Sparks and the B-52s without abandoning their more dissonant roots.