Coming off the urgent one-two punch of Quicksand’s “Get to It” and “Regenerate” singles, the beloved veteran New York post-hardcore crew have unfurled another seize-the-day-styled single from their upcoming Bring On the Psychics album.
The third preview from their Psychics is both pounding and pensive, a mid-tempo Alan Cage beat rumbling the speakers alongside a to-the-point, yet oddly pretty two-chord riff combo from Walter Schreifels.
Lyrically, the vocalist-guitarist both gently coos and anxiously shouts out thoughts on days gone by, keeping himself present, and not missing out on the world around him (“You never know / Anything can happen”).
The band said this of the drive and theme of the song in a statement: “‘Crystallize’ opens a new lane for us…post-punk self-actualization-core meets 1960s Batman fight scene.”
You can let all that crystalize in your mind’s eye by giving the video a viewing up above.
As previously reported, Bring On the Psychics is the follow up to 2021’s Distant Populations, and marks the band’s first full-length release through the esteemed Equal Vision imprint. The album was produced with Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain), and is said to be “the sonic bridge between [Quicksand’s] heavy and influential Nineties sound and the ambitious, experimental output contained within its more recent era.”
Bring On the Psychics is out July 17th, though you can currently pre-order the LP on exclusive “Pink Splatter” vinyl in Revolver’s shop.