Realigned Silverlake quartet Sun Drug (fka Vanaprasta) want to trepanate you with the video to their newest single "Soaked". Shot in the middle of Joshua Tree, "Soaked" is the second vanguard of Sun Drug’s darker visions, following June’s digital foray "Easy In Your Attitude".
The summer departure of drummer Ben Smiley, and the counsel of Rocco DeLuca changed the band’s course from their 2011 debut Healthy Geometries. A full 180 on sound, the Sun Drug EP doesn’t uplift; it agitates. It doesn’t embrace guitar warmth; it fucks with synthesizer chills. Heavy doses of noise play, electric beats, and zipper-fuzz riffs will leave you burning through dusk. Metabolize with care.
Sun Drug’s next gig is Chris Douridas’ School Night Mondays with Caverns, Hazel English, and The Shadowboxers at Bardot. – Ryan Mo