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Hermit Thrushes are one of those bands you really need to see live. It’s not that their abstract psych-rock anthems don’t translate to recording”"they absolutely do”"it’s just that the band’s personality really comes out during live performances.

Known for their outlandish costumes (BrightestYoungThings called them “an Easter parade on crack”), scrappy banter, and raucous on-stage antics, this Philadelphia fivesome definitely understands that chaos is an art form.

Take, for example, their tunes “” quirky psychedelic concoctions that catapult between chord-clashy math rock and poppy shoegaze, with the occasional melody thrown in for good measure.

It’s been a couple months since their debut album, Benaki, dropped, and the feisty fivesome has been promoting it in the most chaotic way possible: an action-packed, rag-tag East Coast tour full of broken down buses, sleeping on the floor, and Ninja Turtles with AK-47s. Read all about it here “” then catch the band this Wednesday as they return to their home city for a record release full of all the debauchery they can muster. This is one show that might be worth calling out sick the next morning for.

Hermit Thrushes at Johnny Brenda’s, Wednesday, August 20th
1201 N. Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 739-9684
www.johnnybrendas.com