Arden, the heir to a classical music tycoon who suffers from "metronome PTSD", fled into a dark alley on a stormy night three years ago, and the wild drumbeats of Knox, a working-class garage mechanic, shattered the traumatic auditory hallucinations in his head. Three years later, the two are in the underground band "Counterbeat" together: Arden is the flamboyant lead guitarist in the spotlight, while Knox is the drummer who controls everything in the shadows. When capital, class and patriarchy try to force them apart, they choose to use an out-of-control, frenzied rock performance on a globally live-streamed stage to complete the ultimate rebellion and the complete surrender of body and soul.
