I've been playing these two tracks from New York duo Lushes incessantly this week. Their LP Service Industry (with cool cover art of a torn up menu order) comes out next month on Felte Records. 'Circus' has that cool sardonic vocal delivery that Girls Against Boys have pretty much patented, yet with a more disdainful air, and the saxophone-and-feedback drenched breakdown near the end before James Ardery mutters "We're in the circus and I just want you to know/That it's a joke" is a killer expulsion of jittery aggression. The guitarwork here is also brutal, able to swing on a metronome, take a middle distance, before launching forth in a fret-stressing explosion, all without preamble or coercion. And we all know how much I'm loving fucked-up sax in rock songs at the moment...especially when provided by Zs' Sam Hillmer. 'Low Hanging Fruit' follows a similar path, if somewhat more imposing and claustrophobic, and the chaotic drumming and siren guitar is darkly brilliant. Pre-order Service Industry here - it promises to be gargantuan.
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