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Photo by Sean O'Connell Leeds based art punks Mush have released a single off their upcoming album. "Existential Dread" is this bizarre yet poppy and groovy freak out. The groove isn't quite post punk. Instead there's this off kilter 60's style feel while still being an almost DEVO goes indie rock sound.  Singer Dan Hyndman explains "Existential Dread":  “I wrote the song to keep myself amused while on a severe hangover, tried to frame the bleak thoughts in an amusing way. We always affectionately referred to it as the Beatles/Nirvana song. First riff sounds like Beatles and then the second riff sounds bit like Nirvana. We are unofficially Yorkshire’s most anxious band so seems apt to have a song about existential dread.”  You can listen to "Existential Dread" below. 3D Routine , the debut album from Mush, will be out February 14 on Memphis Industries. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on Mush, check them out on Facebook and...

The latest single from Mush is a dream come true for many music fans. "Revising My Fee" is a blending of post punk and Brit pop. It's basically sounds like DEVO covering an unreleased song from Blur's Parklife , with all the snottiness and attitude that would entail. And, given the subject matter, it's definitely worthy of such a comparison. Singer/songwriter Dan Hyndman explains the song: “This song a gripe about work/life balance and the generational divide. Income to rent ratios. And essentially just how financially poor the younger generation tend to be currently. Lots of debt, very little home ownership prospects. Lots of patronising chatter in the media about pre-made sandwiches and ready meals bankrupting a generation out of home ownership, ignoring the backdrop of a decade of austerity: ‘meal-deal critique, aspirational creed.’ The younger generations are now told they are not go getters the way the baby boomers, largely responsible for how shit things...