Musk is the new flesh, or at least whats secreted from the glands located under the skin. Front man Rob Fletcher is the last guy in the world youd think had pheromones; they might work on him, but his voice is definitely in the lets get the fuck away from this guy category, with his undeniable ability to growl, spit, shriek and wretch while the band attacks. Drummer Brendan Leonard is a total canbasher, and bass-player John Laux is sublime. Hes not even there at times, but he is, like the whispers of forced air you heard when you were listening to Tical on wet that one time. Like, is that really there? It feels like its been there forever. The weird thing about MUSK is that on top of all this malign beauty – what sounds like the six movies John Saxon made in Italy that nobody except the biggest creeps in the world know about, or Beefheartian blues lurch juxtaposed against that lost 80s pigfuck clangor – guitarist Chris Owen bleeds reverb everywhere, as if his amp had a heart to be stabbed, but its just a cone about to rupture. His leads give off a sick, dusty twang, pained as if in their death throes.