Another week, another fine release from Feel It Records. This time it’s Lucky Number, the third album by Memphis trio Optic Sink — featuring members of NOTS, FFO Total Control, Boy Harsher, Belgrado, Lust for Youth, The Serfs — and it’s a hypnotic collision of post-punk tension and body-moving rhythm.

Even for a label that thrives on idiosyncrasy, this one stands out. Optic Sink make post-punk you can dance to: darkly propulsive, sharp-edged, and weirdly elegant. There’s a pulse here that’s hard to resist — you can feel it in the basslines, in the clipped vocal delivery, in the metallic shimmer of the synths. Lyrically, Natalie Hoffmann writes like someone cataloging the confusion of modern life through a cracked mirror.

Produced by Caufield Schnug of Sweeping Promises, Lucky Number sounds sharp and intentional — tight, patient, minimal, and glimmering at the edges. Even if you’re not the kind to hit the floor, this one will still pull you into its rhythm.

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