Terrorbird

No fair, it's Bad Dudes. Risen from the ashes of So Cal weirdo-rock outfit Miracle Chosuke and augmented with members of some of LA's most exciting (and polarizing) bands, Bad Dudes picks up where Chosuke left off. Incorporating blistering guitar riffage, Devo-esque synth lines, shimmering melodies, shifting time signatures and impossibly tight drumming, Bad Dudes expand upon Chosuke's hypertech synthpunk sound and conjure up what devoted followers have dubbed "party-prog." Bad Dudes epitomize face-melting cerebral energy, while maintaining body-moving hooks. "Body over mind" is a common mantra at Bad Dudes practice. With a few highly coveted 7" singles and a debut LP already circulating on the underground, the band will release their follow-up full-length, Eat Drugs, April 15th on Retard Disco (Hawnay Troof, Epsilons). Eat Drugs ventures into slightly more accessible territory without losing the teeth and muscle of their self-titled 2006 debut. Songs like the opener "Mj�¶lner" and "Secret Protector" are aggressive math rock instrumentals true to the spirit of their previous output, and are sure to win over fans of bands like Battles or The Fucking Champs. "Heterosaucer" heads into psych-pop territory, while the angular hooks of "Suez" (a song about Jaws) flirt with the smart punk template laid out by bands like Mission of Burma and the Buzzcocks. The anthemic title track "Eat Drugs" is classic rock taken to a neo-futuristic level, with its relentless drums, hot wiry guitar riffs and sing along verses. Bad Dudes will surprise you every time you see them, most likely at The Smell, where they can very often be seen and heard sharing the floor with locals The Mae Shi, No Age, Abe Vigoda, HEALTH, Bipolar Bear and many others. Keeping it all in the extended family, Eat Drugs features appearances by members of Ozma, Upsilon Acrux, Silver Daggers, and Epsilons. An "Eat Drugs" remix by The Mae Shi is forthcoming. Details on their first east coast tour will be announced soon and a European tour is in the works for the fall. Don't sleep, don't even blink. Tracklisting 1. Mj�¶lner 2. Heterosaucer 3. Secret Protector 4. Better Than Nature 5. Eat Drugs 6. Suez 7. Cabana Boyzz, B.C. 8. Vanity Cane 9. Casual Encounters (Of The Third Kind) 10. Finger 11. Preteen Wolf