Viagra Boys “Consistency of Energy”

sfilzen — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:36:59 +0000

Viagra Boys “Consistency of Energy” 2016, the Swedish post-punk weird as s**t dance band’s first release, a 4 song EP on Push My Buttons Records. We saw Viagra Boys perform at the Salt Shed last week, our first outdoor show at that venue. It was sold out and pretty insane; we made the conscious choice not to go up front (though our friend Keeley snaked through the crowd to get a couple of photos including this one; mine all suck as they’re way too far away). Glad we did as we saw several folks getting pulled out with mild to not-so-mild medical emergencies due to…well, they were probably too drunk or high to deal. I really love Salt Shed for shows – they really know their business well and have a lot of amenities that make being there pleasant and easy – but I really wish I would have seen Viagra Boys two years ago when they played a smallish club for a Riot Fest afterparty show; seeing them in a smaller venue would have been a much better experience.

Like their show, this first release is throbbing, pounding and hypnotically hard, occasionally accented with weird squawky sax and synth interludes; perfectly crafted for awkward dancing and body passing. My top track is “Research Chemicals,” which may have been released as a single. The other three tracks are great as well: dark and brooding with tons of growl from singer Sebastian Murphy, especially on “I Don’t Remember That.” “Can’t Get it Up” totally wins for funniest lyrics (though also sad/pathetic, but satirically/bitingly so) and “Liquids” wins for weirdest, grossest, most f**k’d up lyrics (though it’s got a fantastic beat).

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Viagra Boys “Cave World”

sfilzen — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:53:40 +0000

Viagra Boys “Cave World” 2022. YEAR0001 Records, red vinyl. Swedish post-punk that adds gobs of saxophone plus some 80’s bleep-bloop electronic new wave and totally ass-shaking beats. Cave World is Viagra Boys’ third LP; it went to #57 in the UK (but to #2 on the UK indie chart) and to #17 in their native Sweden. We just picked up this record a couple of days ago so this is my first listen…and I love it. Low, snarly vocals with clever lyrics, relentlessly danceable beats, alternative yet accessible. My top tracks are the aforementioned 80’s bleep-bloop’d Devo-styled “Troglodyte,” “Punk Rock Loser” which is super-funny and ass-shaking, the “new rave” and hard-rocking “Ain’t No Thief,” and “Big Boy” which has a super-bluesy/funky groove. Some tracks veer into super-weird, like the conspiracy theoried “Creepy Crawlers” and “The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis” (they rail against those folks btw: Viagra Boys recorded the album during the height of anti-vaccine hysteria) which feel quite Bowie-inspired. I will definitely be listening to this LP again. They are playing Chicago this upcoming weekend but other responsibilities prevent us from seeing them this time ’round.

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