Guerilla Toss were born wild but reassuringly familiar, their lurching no-wave freak-outs kept in check by a reverence for Skin Graft Records’ seminal catalog of noisy weirdos. The New York band has lately evolved into a less abrasive but far stranger beast. On last year’s Twisted Crystal, they gave themselves over to a sci-fi soundscape of squelching synths and cosmic grooves and saccharine chants. It is Guerilla Toss’ most melodic record to date, but it’s still all sorts of off-kilter—its neon funk workouts seemingly sent back in time from a super fun and completely cracked future.

by Chris Stamm