For Brooklyn four-piece Future Punx, “post-wave” is more than just a genre tag—it’s a state of mind. The band’s playful, almost primal approach does fuse the pulsating electronics of ’80s new wave with funky, dub-inflected post-punk guitars, but the group is admittedly determined to update these elements in the digital age of near-limitless opportunity. Released on Dull Tools—the label bassist and vocalist Chris Pickering runs with Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage—This Is Post-Wave finds the band doing just that, channeling Devo’s taut execution and angularity as it takes a pit stop in the present and moves towards the future sound. Melodic punks Deep State and electronic noisenik Midnight Boi share Wednesday night’s World Famous bill.
Future Punx (Photo by Tiffany Yoon)