djank - POOSHKA EP

The title-track opens with tribal rhythms and stripped-back arrangements that build into a bold statement of intent that immediately sets 'POOSHKA' apart from anything else in the current alternative landscape. The production plays with texture like a kid discovering Play-Doh for the first time – squishing, stretching and reforming sounds into thrilling new shapes.

Standout 'Bad Boys Go To Heaven' follows with theatrical flair, walking a tightrope between menacing and magnetic. There's a darkness here, with lyrics that cut through any pretence of good behaviour. When they declare, "Bad boys go to heaven, good girls bash their fucking heads in," it lands like a manifesto written in neon. The track's dramatic flourishes wouldn't feel out of place in a dystopian Broadway show, and it works brilliantly.

'Stealing!!!' arrives like 2005's M.I.A. gate-crashing a warehouse rave, all primal energy and communal chaos. It's followed by 'Robbing Five Points', which shifts gears again while maintaining the EP's thread of gleeful rebellion. 'Gimme Whatcha Got' might be the strangest offering here – a track that includes the frankly unhinged observation "You don't have fingernails" and somehow makes it feel essential.

The EP appropriately closes with 'Exit Wound', which erupts into something visceral and raw, providing a perfectly guttural conclusion to this wild ride. It's the sound of a band confident in their vision, even when that vision involves smashing together influences that perhaps shouldn't work on paper but absolutely soar in practice.

This is what happens when fearless creativity meets masterful execution, and it's great to witness.