Just when you think Night Court might need to catch their breath – having unleashed over 50 songs across three albums and two EPs since their late 2021 debut – they kick down your door with $hit Machine, a 17-track pressure cooker out today on Recess Records.
17 tracks? That’s a bit much right? But remember we’re talking Night Court here: masters of the 90-second knockout punch, where every razor-sharp second feels like a joyride in a stolen car. Each track needs just one killer hook or melody to ignite, and these Vancouver noise merchants know exactly how to strike the match.
While their DIY ethos screams punk, trying to box Night Court into a single genre seems beside the point. Few current bands can bottle this kind of lightning-that raw, untamed energy-into such enjoyable lo-fi ramshackle blasts of noise. The album’s biggest surprise? Rather than slowing down, Night Court sounds like they’re just warming up and have way more tunes to write. Watching this gang of friends demolish their instruments and sculpt the wreckage into something this addictive is pure joy.
Favorite hits? Today it’s Mistakes Become You, Infrared Glasses, Captain Caveperson, and Permanent Vocation – but catch me tomorrow for a different hit list. LP available at Recess.
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