Polysics and why you should love them... or Die!!!!
From an era of time and space we can't fully comprehend comes the Devo-inspired Japanese synth/math/nu-wave/punk rock band: POLYSICS. Named for one of the lead's earliest synthesizers, the band dresses in orange jumpsuits sporting their name, utilizes with startling regularity the vocoder, and has simple lyrics in a mixture of English, Japanese, and what the band matter-of-factly refers to as "space language."
Simply put: they are a loud, loud, loud band. And they are ridiculous. And they are self-aware, which makes all the difference. Some of their song titles, for example: Kaja Kaja Goo, Techno Dracula, Black Out Fall Out, New Wave Jacket, Peach Pie on the Beach, and I My Me Mine, to name a few.
Though their discography is massively wonderful, I'll offer two samples from their latest album, also their two most recent singles: Baby BIAS (below) and Coelakanth is Android (below that). I feel these give a pretty good range of their hook-based, bombastic style.
Polysics plays in North America in two weeks, with the following dates:
- Vancouver 1/26
- Seattle 1/27
- Portland 1/28
- San Francisco 1/30
- Los Angeles 1/31
- San Diego 2/2
- Phoenix 2/3
- Tucson 2/4
Live they are every bit as energetic as you might imagine, so check them out if you live in any of the above Greatest Cities in North America (or Phoenix).
Speaking of great cities, kudos - Vox FINALLY added a fucking LA skyline! Furthermore:
-Tommy
