Indica Ritual - Seamless Ejaculation / Alpha Male

They’ve already played with HEALTH and Crystal Castles, but with their latest 7” Indica Ritual are really making huge strides. Currently in the process of recording their first album, the band’s two track single simply raises the weight of expectation upon their long player.

A joint venture by Samizdat and Post Music, this is a curiously eclectic release. What’s most surprising is the band’s location - their sound is one of industrial New York, place that brought us Battles and Liars, two massive influences upon Indica Ritual’s songs. But far from hopping around the lower-east side, they’re trotting around Liverpool and making some of the most exciting math rock you’re ever likely to hear from England’s North-West.

Though the intricate A-side ‘Seamless Ejaculation’ may have the better title and sound a lot like something you could’ve heard on ‘Mirrored’, but it’s ‘Alpha Male’ that really catches the eye. Filled with choice cuts of synth pop and the kind of chanting that Les Savy Fav would be proud of, it’s quirky and brilliant. 2010 is certain to bring bigger and better things for this bizarre quintet.