Following up on the absolutely unhinged, post-hardcore single “Pope’s Cocaine,” which revealed a new shade of Montreal’s experimental rockers, Atsuko Chiba, the boys are back with the next single, “Climax Therapy.” This one is much more of a slow burn, starting with a minor desert-type lead as lead vocalist and guitar player Karim Lahkdar croons about deception, crippling fear, and a need for love.
The song eventually explodes into a messed-up motoric prog rock (peak Atsuko Chiba) as the band throws out a number of labyrinthian melodies to make your head spin and drops into a pit of webbing and noise. We’ve got a psychedelic, mutating visualizer for your eyes (I feel like I’m watching Videodrome or something) as you sing along or just sit back and witness the madness.
