NEW RACEHORSE - PURPLE

Media Puzzle is a mysterious figure in Lismores nightlife, named after the Irish horse that claimed victory in the 2002 Melbourne Cup (naturally). Over the last 3 years, Media Puzzle have churned out 3 scuzzy post-punk albums and 2 blisteringly short, and fun EPs. Residing somewhere between Suicides dark melodies, and Uranium Clubs remote eccentricities, the last two releases landed an exclusive vinyl feature in Rough Trade, and a solid 7.6 score from Pitchfork, praised for its uncanny creativity that egg punk weirdos love to tout. Having carved out a space between drum machine-riddled egg-punk and fuzzy scuzz-pop, their newest record is a departure from previous efforts, and it seems, a maturing... After a year of DIY recording and touring, Media Puzzle grace the track with their 4th (and still somewhat speedy) album, New Racehorse. Ditching the previous drum machine-focused, egg punk fashion, this fourth album is the most collaborative yet, mixing oddball pop and garage punk. For fans of early Beck, Uranium Club, DEVO, and everything in between. Pressed onto purple transparent vinyl with a custom design retail sticker. Thats what media puzzle cant help but display across New Racehorse: the sheer fun they have coming up with songs and figuring out how to curl each ribbon dangling off their edges 8.0 - PITCHFORK