Long Beach, CA punk/metal band Carsex has released their ferocious new EP Human Interest, that is a deep dive into timely themes about the current state of our chaotic world. They channel their anger and angst into seven pummelling tracks.
The EP was produced by Steve Evetts (Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Butcher Babies) at Maple Studios in Santa Ana, CA, and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Windsor, NY.
The EP’s focus track ‘Landmine’ is a heavy, chugging anthem that’s forges ahead like a sonic M1 Abrams Tank. Carsex singer Nigel Burk said: “’Landmine’ is a follow-up to our song ‘Your Lesson’, that delved into succumbing to various forms of temptation and how we’re taught to fear divine retribution if we fall prey to these desires. ‘Landmine’ takes it a step further – It’s akin to a bad acid trip where everything is distorted… You come to the realization that there is no absolution and you’re going to burn anyway. It’s like walking through a field of landmines – you’re going to blow up, no matter what you do”.
Director Chris Michael explained the ‘Landmine’ video concept: “I teamed up with my buddies in Carsex to bring their video ‘Landmine’ to life. This track’s a banger, and I was honoured to storyboard and shoot it. The concept dives into the effects of an acid trip: The cool blue colours for the initial calm, then harsh reds and awkward angles take over as the hallucinations hit. We swapped the mic for a grenade to push the hallucinatory theme further.” He continues: “We were under red and blue lighting for hours so long we actually thought we were tripping…. Some of the guys swore the colours were shifting and moving. Everything about the shoot stayed true to the theme: chaos, distortion, and the constant threat of land mines.”
Carsex has previously released 2 songs from the EP – ‘Crooked Canvas’ and ‘Sitting Ducks’, with both tracks gaining support on heavy music playlists including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora and Audiomack. The band’s other releases include 2019’s CarSex and 2020’s 2020 EP featuring the singles ‘Your Generation’ and ‘Lovesick’.
Tracks featured on the Human Interest EP are: ‘Sitting Ducks’, ‘Crooked Canvas’, ‘Beyond The Trees’, ‘Fuck This’, ‘Landmine’,‘D.K.C.’ and ‘Stella’ – Check it out here.
