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Optic Sink Share Construction

October 22, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

I hate that I’m not on a dancefloor this morning, as nothing would be better than cranking this Optic Sink tune up and just punching the air in pure unadulterated joy. While I’m enjoying the dense club grooves, particularly that thumping bass buried deep, I also adore the way they walk the line of their punk roots too. It’s not a sort of played-out post-punk, but rather a refreshing club hit with a bit of a disaffected punk vocals thrown atop it. The propulsion is a tad slowed too, which gives off that solo dance vibe, allowing you to just lose your body in the best way possible. Their new album Lucky Number is out on October 31st via Feel It Records.

<a href="https://opticsink.bandcamp.com/album/lucky-number">Lucky Number by Optic Sink</a>

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Optic Sink Announce Lucky Number

September 16, 2025 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Post-punk tracks are a dime a dozen, but I’ll always welcome the bands that are stretching their own sound, like Memphis Trio Optic Sink. They manage to work on this groove that begins with almost this sort of break-beat influenced groove, akin to something you’d hear in the late 80s underground. Natalie Hoffman takes on this cold industrial vocal approach, sharping delivering each note over screeching electronic pulses. When the tune turns in on itself, it revels in its own magic, tripping and hopping in that territory where club music meets punk in a glorious hug. But, you’ve got to stick around to the end to hear the group really take the sound into their own hands. Lucky Number is out on October 31st via Feel It Records.

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Dream Wife Drop Orbit Video

April 18, 2023 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

If at any point in the last few years you’ve come down for SXSW, odds are one of your friends or even you were caught falling in love with London’s Dream Wife. They’ve been one of the hottest acts as show-goers marvel at Rakel’s vocal work and stage presence, with Bella and Alice holding their own too. Now we’ve got “Orbit,” which has this ripping guitar line that absolutely hooks you into the groove put down by the bobbing bass grooves. You’re going to love the playful chorus too, with some rapid lines delivered from Rakel before a few big old howls echo about your brain. They drop Social Lubrication on June 9th via Lucky Number.

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Darwin Deez Is Pure Fun

August 27, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

A lot of time I find myself caught up in the world of artistry or hype or both, but sometimes, you just want a great pop song. Something that makes you smile, something undeniable: this is Darwin Deez, and it’s always been Darwin Deez. He writes infectious tune after infectious tune, coming across like a radio friendly Pedro the Lion. His newest album, Double Down, is just around the corner with a September 18th release date scheduled by Lucky Number. I don’t know about you, but it never hurts just to have a little fun with your hits.

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