FILE UNDER:
Joy Division, Wire, The Cure, Television, The Jam and The Clash.
THE SKINNY:
Brooklyn trio, the B Boys, have a knack for spitting out jerky, off-center, compact punk rock-flavored tunes with catchy hooks, clever lyrics, and laden with ear wigs that dig in rapidly, even with a cursory listen. Last year’s release No Worry No Mind was one of the best alternative releases of 2016, but the band dwells in near obscurity. dada may change that. Slated for release on Captured Tracks for June 16th, 2017, their second full-length should reach a wider audience if there’s any justice in this world.
THE DISC CONNECTS:
The B Boy’s new album dada sounds familiar, like some long-lost record from some obscure 80’s UK underground band that you and your friends just discovered in some hip club or record store. Clocking in at under 26 minutes, each track is lean, memorable, kinetic, fresh and hits like an atom bomb.
SELECT CUTS:
First single “Energy” has an amphetamine stutter, double-time tempo and jarring, a repetitive guitar line that burrows deeply into your subconsciousness and make you want to pogo. Just try not to put this one on shuffle.
Other stand out cuts include the droning Enoish cut “12 Reminder” with its Quaalude time warp drone and lyrics that are spat, not sung, the Cureish atmospherics of the epic selection “Fade,” and the danceable strains, Madness-like vocals and Velcro-strength hooks of the B Boys’ new album’s lead track “B Boys Theme.”
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
The boys are more than a nostalgic one off, they are creating the vital, exciting, important type of music that first made you realize there was a world beyond commercial radio, MTV, and your boring suburbia. The B Boys deserve a vaulted spot on your playlist and a permanent place in your library.-Doug Tull
OTHER
The B Boys are on Tour:
MAY 20
B Boys, Future Punx, Dark Tea, Dion Kerr
Sat 8 PM EDT ·
Murmur Ballroom
THURSDAY, MAY 25
B Boys with Mirror Mirror
St. Louis, MO
MAY 26
Merchandise and B Boys at 89th Street
Fri 7:30 PM ·
89th Street – OKC
Oklahoma City, OK
MAY 28
Merchandise with B Boys
Sun 7 PM MDT ·
Hi-Dive Denver
Denver, CO
JUN 1
Merchandise / B Boys
Thu 8 PM PDT ·
Barboza
Seattle, WA
JUN 3
Merchandise, B. Boys at Mississippi Studios
Sat 9 PM PDT
Mississippi Studios
Portland, OR
JUN 8
Merchandise at The Echo
Thu 8:30 PM PDT
The Echo
Los Angeles, CA
JUN 9
Merchandise, B Boys, Exasperation at SPACE – San Diego
Fri 8:30 PM PDT ·
Space Bar
San Diego, CA
JUN 11
Merchandise w/ B Boys and Rough Night at Club Congress
Sun 8 PM MST
Cub Congress
Tucson, AZ
JUN 15
Merchandise • B Boys
Thu 7 PM ·
Andy’s Bar
Denton, TX
JUN 16
Merchandise with B Boys at Saturn
Fri 9 PM ·
Saturn Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
JUN 21
B Boys / Flasher w/ The Wants
Wed 8 PM EDT ·
Sunnyvale
New York, NY
