Thirsty Curses returns with a tsunami of sound on "Buried by the Wave." The thirsty Curses are returning full-throttle and bringing us the first taste of their fifth studio album, "Music is a Scam," produced by the legendary John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile, Screaming Trees).
"Buried by the Wave" crashes in with an immediate urgency and gritty feeling. There's a breezy union of indie punk attitude and weathered Americana underneath melodic, tuneful without ever feeling compromised. It's a sound that's sat home on a sweating club, booming on a car stereo during a long drive from the soul. Frontman Wilson Getchell turns in another brilliant performance, wielding his voice like a blunt object one minute and a lifeline the next. The lyrical observations are full of existential weight, and there's weariness in the singing but more than a hint of defiant fire. "Buried by the Wave" is a mood, a message, and a call to arms for those still kicking against the tide.
The band navigates its genre-hopping influences with unassuming confidence. You may hear a distant echo of classic rock, punk catharsis, or the trackless deserts of alt-country, but barely muffled beneath the surface, it's Thirsty Curses and no one else.
"Buried by the Wave" is an anthem that sticks around long after the final chord fades out. And if this single is any indication, Thirsty Curses' forthcoming album sounds like it will be its most unapologetic and the best. For a band once referred to as "too good to be this anonymous," this could be the Wave that crashes them on the shore.