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The Messthetics are quickly becoming our favorite improvised jazz/punk band featuring Brendan Canty and Joe Lally formerly of Fugazi. Their latest single, "Drop Foot," features a slightly bigger sound. It's a brisk song, which you would expect for the punk side of things, and there is quite a bit of noodling for the jazz side of it. But "Drop Foot" has a big sound to it, almost in a classic rock kind of way. In fact, the first 45 seconds or so has a hippie/jam band vibe. After that is over, the noise truly begins. You can listen to "Drop Foot" below. Anthropocosmic Nest , the new album from The Messthetics, will be out September 6 on Dischord. You can pre-order the album here . For more on The Messthetics, check them out on Facebook . Anthropocosmic Nest by The Messthetics

The Messthetics, aka the band featuring Brendan Canty and Joe Lally of Fugazi, are set to release a new album in September, and have a new single to check out. "Better Wings" is an improvised jazz/punk song, which is exactly what The Messthetics do these days. There is a lot of improvised rock that borders on jazz these days, and while I get what they're trying to do, it's not always very good. But The Messthetics are incredibly good. "Better Wings" is one of the rare improvised rock songs that actually rocks. It doesn't just meander off by itself repeating the same thing over and over again. It's a cohesive song that actually goes somewhere. For improvised jazz/punk, it's pretty straightforward. You can listen to "Better Wings" below. Ahthropocosmic Nest , the upcoming album from The Messthetics, will be out September 6 on Dischord. You can pre-order the album here . For more on The Messthetics, check them out on Facebook . Anthro...