FOCO’s “Whiteness Is a Plague” Release Includes 9/11 Benefit for Casa Gaza

FOCO’s new single “Whiteness is a Plague” does not ease into its argument. The song works through blunt nü-metal and hardcore registers, with lyrics that move from a sharp question — “What do you see when you look my way? / A tool a toy or something worse?” — to a direct refusal of greed, extraction, and inherited violence.

The release is tied to concrete mutual aid work. On 9/11, FOCO will play The Pit as part of a benefit for Casa Gaza, with proceeds directed to Palestinian families. Evie Echoes and the Locations and Burn Him are also on the bill.

The pairing matters. FOCO is not treating the single as a standalone gesture. The benefit format gives the song a practical function, connecting its critique of domination to immediate material support. That clarity — musical and political — is the throughline.

The track’s refrain repeats the title over a foundation built for live rooms. But the show is what grounds it, turning a release moment into something closer to direct action.