Should you like hardcore based mostly punk with a steel edge, CARSEX are a bunch you could hear. Hailing from Lengthy Seashore, CA., with Nigel Burk on the helm offering a various vocal show – these guys play like centered monsters, and that’s not at all times the case in punk rock. They create selection on their newest EP launch, ‘Human Curiosity.’ And that’s what they do, discover subjects concerning the human situation in 2025, on seven cuts of largely heavy-handed items of music that exhibit their musical chops – punk or not. CARSEX cowl an assortment of types from 1979 to current, displaying a spread that the majority bands don’t have lately.
CARSEX got here collectively from totally different bands, and so they match like a well-oiled machine with plenty of musicianship and swagger to spare. “Sitting Geese” begins it out with a bang to get what’s principally an idea album going. It’s punk however it’s additionally a large number of different issues protecting the topic of society watching itself burn and doing nothing about it. “Crooked Canvas” has extra of a Jim Carroll vibe with a 90s twist, however that’s factor, particularly for any punk fan who can acknowledge it. You don’t must be of a sure age to understand the affect of their forebears.
“Past the Bushes” has extra of an alternate rock membership sound to it, with a rare left flip in tempo, and Burk pulls off his most interesting second on ‘Human Curiosity’, IMHO. That is one thing you may hearken to all day lengthy with out losing interest, so it charges excessive on my repeat listing. Issues cook dinner again up with “Fuck This”, which rolls on robust like a freight practice in comparison with “Past The Bushes”, however works effectively to maintain the momentum of the EP going, and is a tough rocking showcase for the band.
“Landmine” is the featured video observe, and to my ears essentially the most commercially accessible track on ‘Human Curiosity’. The video, directed by Chris Michael, makes use of colours and shades successfully within the imagery. Some followers of CARSEX may realize it’s the comply with as much as their track “Your Lesson,” so it ties them again to the band’s earlier work. “Landmine” alone is well worth the worth of admission, however there’s a lot extra right here to discover and take up it’s price describing each observe for what it’s price. Take a look at the video for extra proof, and there’s much more to look at on their YouTube channel.
“D.Ok.C.” is a little bit tougher to wrap the pinnacle round, not lyrically, however musically it’s a bone crushing track filled with instrumental bombast. So far as the lyrics go it explains why, and that’s as a result of it’s about seeing faculty capturing’s depicted from a father’s viewpoint. And in spite of everything that, the rise and fall story of “Stella” the rock star is instructed, to take issues out in model with one of many extra fascinating components of ‘Human Curiosity’ – the place they could’ve even saved one of the best for final. This ferocious set is price your time, and exhibits these veterans at their finest.
Mindy McCall
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