CITRIC DUMMIES - Zen and the Arcade of Beating your Ass LP
Feel It Records
"Bursting out of a burning trash heap like some mutated, blitzed skeleton
in a leatherjacket, Citric Dummies thrash their listeners with a heavy
dose of pulverizing punk madness on their latest LP Zen and The Arcade
of Beating Your Ass. The Minneapolis based trio have previously released
a handful of endlessly infectious records on US and Euro labels like
Erste Theke Tonträger, Fashionable Idiots, and Another Label- luring in
unsuspecting punks with their aberrant, tuneful noise. Citric Dummies
rip turbocharged, catchy songs riddled with big hooks that are inhaled
like paint fumes by fans of niche KBD gems and classics like The Ramones
and The Misfits. The band has signed with Feel It Records to release
their most dialed and corrosive record to date- a pièce de résistance
for LSD enthusiasts and jabronis alike.
Produced by Erik Nervous (known for his own project as well as
production work with The Spits and Liquids), Zen and The Arcade of
Beating Your Ass Is a masterclass in unpretentious and unrelenting party
punk. The cover is a clever mockery of Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade waving a
friendly middle-finger paying homage to the punk heroes of yore. Citric
Dummies power through 14 songs in 23 minutes in a psychotic frenzy. The
songs conjure chaotic and hilarious
glimpses into the everyday life of a hesher self-deprecating, taking
copious amounts of illicit substances, and kicking the teeth out of the
phonies that step in their way. Sonically, Citric Dummies have honed
their knuckle-dragging craft, and sound more unique, more evolved, and
more like themselves than ever. The arrangements, riffs and lyrics are
meticulous yet effortless, like they've practiced so much the music
flows through them, spike in vein. Zen and The Arcade of Beating Your
Ass is the manifestation of these three droogs stepping off the fleshy
escalator and into the gaping void of pure rock n roll elation." -Sims
Hardin (u2isagovernmentdrone)