A Rambunctious Punk Record from SEX BEAT

The latest release from SEX BEAT just dropped and believe me when I tell you these guys know how to take raw energy to a new level, and they do so by way of utilizing gritty and fiery tones with their instruments from that bass guitar with a fuzz tone distortion and rattle, to the fierceness of the guitars coming through with that garage thrash soundscape.

This release is a full album of songs that hit like a sucker punch to the gut. One after the other, after the other. They each have something a little bit different to offer, but all boast that same kind of energy that feels like these guys recorded the whole thing live on the floor right there in the moment.

It just gives you the aesthetic of a band that is feeding off of each other the entire time they were recording the track.

You can't get past that kind of energy because it just grabs you in and sucks you up.

The album is called Crack, and it certainly doesn't waste a lot of time with its first and title track, "Crack", which hits with a sick riff that borders a kind of surf punk vibe but with a little more of a heavier distortion, giving that garage approach once again.

Then you get that great bass guitar tone, coming in, thickening things up and adding a lot of drive to the track, along with drums that are just alive and slamming right on the spot, and these animated vocals that make you think of Richard Hell and the Voivoids kind of stuff.

You definitely get this vintage punk aesthetic with almost everything here but they bring it into a more current style and approach as well by adding the thresh here and more gritty/aggressive approaches throughout the record.

Still, you can hear those vintage influences flowing through the veins of this record, and for me, this gave me bouts of nostalgia, which I absolutely adored.

The track is amazing to introduce the record with because you're getting a lot of the staples that you'll hear throughout the full release as well, but this is the kind of album you want to listen to all the way through in one shot simply because you don't want to miss anything.

Listening to one or two tracks may give you a just or idea of what you might expect, but will not give you the full spectrum of what the album has to offer as a whole.

For instance, the song that follows right up is called "This Machine Kills No One", which rips right in with that fat but rattling and slightly gritty or dirty bass guitar tone, giving the song its introduction and getting things ready to thrive.

This track has a bit of a different vibe, but it still leans towards the vintage punk tonality.

This song leans more towards a bit of a post-rock or post-hardcore style in terms of its songwriting and approach, so right off the bat, you're getting an idea of all these different influences that have actually made this band what they are.

There are loads of surprises throughout this eight-track release, and this includes the last track, which is absolutely one of my favorites, called "Hungry Ghost".

This is a very exciting track that comes through with the vivaciousness and vibrancy that you're unable to turn away from.

I love this one because it's got a certain kind of boppiness to it that shows you how pop is incorporated into their music and very particular ways.

Either way, there's something for everyone here, especially if you like fuzzy, slightly sludgy, thrashy, a little grungy, garage Punk with vintage tones and aggressive attitudes.

I had so much damn fun listening to this record that I pretty much couldn't stop.

This is most certainly an album for anyone who loves that kind of stuff. Something with energy and edge but pop and color at the same time. Something that's inventive but packs a hell of a punch.

Check this record out as soon as you can and enjoy the video for "Crack" below.

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