Sometimes you come across a song that immediately feels like a classic, like an all-time hit. To Know You’re Screwed – the opening track of an EP of the same title – by Californian indie rock duo Mediocre is such a song. It takes no effort to imagine how a festival field will start to jump and shout at the sound of those first guitar strokes and words of wisdom: “To know you’re screwed is to know a lot // And I’m a mothafucking genius // Don’t worry babe it’s all self taught // Could be all wrong anyway.” We’re talking about multi-instrumentalists Piper Torrison and Keely Martin, who also prove their skills in combining relatable lyrics, raw guitar-driven energy and charming but convincing vocals in the other four tunes. The five stars of the cover art are not even exaggerated, Mediocre is too good to be a one-hit wonder.
To Know You’re Screwed, recorded by Joe Reinhart, is out now digitally and on CD through Dangerbird Records.
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