New York-based art punk band Lip Critic eschew a conventional setup, instead utilizing two drum kits, synths, and samplers to create as much chaos as possible. Deeply rooted in hardcore music, but heavily swayed by internet culture, they pride themselves on switching up rhythms and layering in as many samples as they can get away with. All of this is accompanied by strong indictments of Western capitalist society.
Formed by friends Bret Kaser and Connor Kleitz in 2018, they had originally started out with comedic elements in mind, both leaning on samplers to create music they...