Brandon Welchez has a serious knack for melody—as anyone familiar with his work in Crocodiles can tell you. But damn it, the man’s got punk fire in him too. Under the Psychic Pigs moniker, he just dropped a barn burner on Slovenly Recordings.

The self-titled album veers a few miles off the garage pop road paved by Crocodiles’ most recent (and highly recommended) Upside Down in Heaven. These are ten songs that Welchez cranked out in just a couple of days, with Jonah Falco (of Fucked Up) behind the drums and manning the recording desk. The result is fast, raw, and dangerously catchy punk—full of bite, sweat, and sticky hooks.

The high-octane opening duo of The Law Means Nothing To Us and Stranded In Bullshit City channels classic ’70s punk energy: snotty, bratty, and surging with the thrill of discovering something new that’s right up your alley. Tracks like Hello Oblivion and the title cut bring in a more pop-punk vibe—still rough-edged, but closer to the hooky garage pop of Crocodiles.

You’re going to want to turn the volume way up for this one. Psychic Pigs is out now on Slovenly Recordings.

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