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I've been a huge fan of Perennial's joyous noise punk for years now. They're one of those bands that I can't quite remember how I discovered them, but I was instantly smitten. This year saw the release of Art History , which changed up Perennial's sound a bit. It's still a raucous version of noise punk, but it's a bit more toned down and melodic. If you follow the band on social media it makes sense since they regularly post what they're listening to, which is a lot of the time oldies. And by oldies, I mean Motown and British Invasion classics. That sound is all over songs like "Up-tight" and "How the Ivy Crawls." Art History sounds like a mixture of Refused and The Kinks, which kind of feels like they geared this album towards me personally. It's nice to know there are at least a few other people out there obsessed with these sounds, and I have to thank Perennial for combining genres I didn't even realize I needed mixed toget...

Photo by Omari Spears Perennial continue their move to a more melodic sound with their latest single. "How the Ivy Crawls" is still everything we've always loved about the joyous noise punk of Perennial, with all of the (somewhat) unexpected 1960's influenced sound they've been playing with lately. This new song is a rambunctious blast of mod meets garage rock indie punk, and if that doesn't appeal to you I can't imagine what would. It's happily furious keyboards, guitar, and drums put together in a way that's going to make you want to either pogo or bust out your favorite dance moves you learned from a Frankie and Annette beach movie. "How the Ivy Crawls" is some of the most fun you'll have listening to music this year. You can listen to "How the Ivy Crawls" below. Art History is due out June 7 and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Perennial, check out the band on  Instagram and Twitter . Art Histor...

I never thought I'd ever refer to a song from Perennial as groovy, but the noise punks have done that with "Up-tight." The noise punks have thrown themselves into their oldies influences fully on their new single. It's still punk and noisy, but it's filled with keys straight from your favorite 60's garage rock songs. Of course, it's still Perennial, so this hardly sounds like anything from that decade. It's more like the music from then reflected through a Perennial prism. "Up-tight" is going to inspire a dance party the next time you see Perennial play live, and you're going to need to be a part of that. You can listen to "Up-tight" below. Art History is due out June 7 on Safe Suburban Home Records, and is available for pre-order on Bandcamp . For more on Perennial, check out the band on Instagram and Twitter . Art History by Perennial

Photo by Omari Spears I've been into the artsy, noise punk sound of Perennial since stumbling on "Perennial in a Haunted House" back in 2021. They've always had this exuberant, joyful take on just-barely-in-control punk that appeals to me on a primal level. For their latest single, they're mixing it up quite a bit. "Action Painting" is still the high energy noise punk we've come to love, but this time Perennial is letting their oldies influence take over. As fast and as noisy as this new single is, it's also highly dance friendly and borderline pop at times. This is by far the most melodic we've seen Perennial without losing any of what has made us fans. "Action Painting" is kind of like if The Kinks suddenly decided to invent noise punk. You can watch the video for "Action Painting" below. Art History is due out June 7 on Earnest Jenning Record Co., and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Perennial, ...