I did not plan on writing about the latest xray xeroxx single. Plenty of music, plenty of work. Then I pressed play. The title track is a killer pop punk tune, built for right now. “I wanna ignore reality with you.” Societal collapse does not get more romantic than that.

Then Adios Muchachos! kicks in and that was it. New post, no hesitation. Ninety seconds, a flood of lyrics, and Anthony Kapfer delivering them like he is racing the clock. You almost run out of breath just listening. Call it: it is not my global pandemic if I cannot pogo to it. And laugh at it. Sample lyric: “i have a bunch of friends // who shared a plate of nachos // so we might as well say // adios muchachos.”

Songs about the end of the world have no business being this fun. Good thing no one told xray xeroxx.

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