Ears Wide Open: Burroughs

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Where are we, on the fourth or fifth generation of post-punk revivalists? Does that make a re-re-re-re-revival? Not that I’m complaining. Post-punk only loses its potency when the bloat of production or the overt aping of legends smothers it – which, thankfully, is not the case with new L.A. rockers Burroughs. The quartet of singer Chad Archibald, guitarist Dustin Hollenbeck, bassist Daniel Pouliot and drummer AJ English keep it wiry and raw on their debut EP (available on a name-your-price basis). File under Division of Joy.

||| Download: “Spits”

||| Live: Burroughs plays Wednesday at the Central SAPC in Santa Monica along with the Sister Ruby Band and Texas psych-pop quintet Sundress.