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All My Records: Brown Sugar “Get Fuckin’ Mugged!”

All My Records: Brown Sugar “Get Fuckin’ Mugged!”

The Daily Orca: All My Records: Brown Sugar “Get Fuckin’ Mugged!”

I wish more bands put out flexi records. I know they don’t sound great and can be hard to play, but their coolness far outweighs any of these potentially negative factors. They’re fun, they look awesome, and I don’t care what anyone has to say about the matter after that. “Get Fuckin’ Mugged!” from Buffalo, New York’s Brown Sugar, comes on a purple and pink flexi (at least my copy does; I believe there are variations) featuring cartoonish artwork that resembles a chaotic post-apocalyptic battle royale of some kind. The art is fantastic, and the music isn’t far behind. With just three songs, “Get Fuckin’ Mugged!” takes listeners on a whirlwind of bedlam that feels like it’s about to collapse into complete disarray at every turn but never actually does. I love this kind of punk: barely held together blasts of creativity with aggression for days but still hangs on melodically gnarly riffs that stick in your head for a while. Imagine if Dag Nasty were strung out and tried to cover “New Age” by Blitz. It might be short, but “Get Fuckin’ Mugged!” will take you to some weird places.