Picking up where ’80s oddballs like Devo, Sparks and Oingo Boingo left off, New York City’s Future Punx play fast-paced dance-punk with a retro-futurist bent. But the group’s wide-eyed gaze into the great beyond recently shifted. Its latest release, 2019’s The World Is a Mess, takes a harsh look at the here and now. The six-track EP, full of punchy hooks, staccato synths and metallic guitars, examines contemporary topics such as privilege, toxic masculinity and an ever-changing cultural landscape. Catch Future Punx on Sunday, March 24, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Locals Famous Letter Writer and DJ Disco Phantom add support.
