Kevin Bronson on December 11th, 2019

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Just when you think you’ve seen everything, an artist promises to deliver his new album “on a USB drive in a slime-filled petri dish.”

The musical mad scientist in question is Moon Bounce, aka Corey Regensburg, who’s largely been off the radar since releasing his 2017 album “Clean House.” It was a record that just as easily could have been titled “Bounce House” — his caffeinated pop songs take EDM and hip-hop tropes and treat them like Silly Putty. Jarring rhythms, ballooning synths, sky-high vocals, comedic/sardonic lyrics: It ain’t boring. The funny 2017 video for “Drugs” (kudos for the Photoshop work and animation) suggests he might not take himself too seriously, but that could be a feint.

Regensburg spent nearly three years battling an anxiety disorder, but now, after moving to L.A., marrying the rapper Push Push and logging studio time with people such as Tommy Lee and Big Data singer Janelle Kroll, he has prepped his sophomore album, “Skip Intro.”

The first single “Hook” is a three-minute bump through Moon Bounce’s “mutant pop,” its beats buffeting the listener through a list of Moon Bounce’s reflections on his latest crush, like wondering over a bowl of matzo ball soup whether she can fit him into her schedule.

“‘Hook’ emerged from a blossoming romance between my wife and I,” Regensburg says. “What started as a casual flirtation (she was visiting from South Africa, I had just moved to L.A. to live with Tommy Lee) quickly became full-blown infatuation.”

“Skip Intro” is out Feb. 21.

||| Stream: “Hook”