Pushwagnergruppen’s debut single "Houellebecq Girl" feels like a joyride through a carnival of chaos, but you’re not sure if you’re having fun or if the Ferris wheel is about to collapse.
This DADA punk trio from Norway clearly got the memo that music should be both bizarre and entertaining—maybe too entertaining if you ask their bass.
With a bassline so dark and heavy, it’s like DA GAMA (Tor-Arne Vikingstad) tuned his strings in the underworld. It thumps ominously under the surface, daring you to dance but also checking if you signed a waiver. Meanwhile, TAM-TAM (Per-Åsmund Reymert) on drums gives us rhythms that seem to defy both logic and physics. Is it a beat? Is it an experiment? Who knows—but it works, somehow, like a DIY rocket held together by duct tape.
Then there’s SURREALISMUS (Geir Magne Staurland), delivering vocals that sound like the ramblings of a man who’s just escaped a particularly wild art installation. His performance is all manic energy and absurdist lyrics, delivered with the confidence of someone who’s never been in a band before—because he hasn’t.
"Houellebecq Girl" is like listening to punk rock through a kaleidoscope—messy, fun, and a little bit unsettling. If their upcoming album is anything like this, buckle up. Things are about to get weird.
Review by Thomas Imposter