If the B-52's were to have a weekend of wild sex with Q and not U, the bastard child might look and sound a good deal like New Black. A punk rock concoction of spit and attitude, anarchy and invention -- the New Black alchemy is good science. A Chicago foursome, their eclectic brand of new wave dynamics meets no wave grit is white-hot. Amid the yin and yang, the tension and release of this burning boy/girl pop explosion, are danceable backbeats, howling guitars, wailing keys, and growling bass lines. Quirky and complex, yet catchy as all get out, New Black are addictive. Like a toxic mix of cooked meth and cotton candy, this is your new tweak. Recorded by Greg Norman at Electrical Audio. Tailor-made for folks who dig

bands such as Q AND NOT U, X-RAY SPEX, GANG OF 4, or NAKED RAYGUN!