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Grim Streaker's energetic strain of art-punk is the only constant for the restless Brooklyn & Montreal quartet. In light of the pandemic, singer and lyricist Amelia Bushell moved to Vancouver, Canada, which channeled a new creative process for the now pan-american band—turning fragments of work written at their Bushwick, Brooklyn studio into living, breathing, virtual collaborations. This triggered a quick departure from their previous incarnation. Amelia's performances became more vulnerable and more playful, yet still unsettling. Dan Peskin (guitars/electronics/synths) built a genre-bending brand of punk to match. Bassist Bill Dvorak and drummer Piyal Basu locked tightly into pulsating, danceable frameworks. The result is MIND; a surreal, subversive world of four songs that reflects on the current state of mental health, laughable social constructs and the inescapable working grind. MIND is careening disco, seductive R&B, rhythmic onslaughts and pure fun with a punk edge, packed into 14 minutes.<br/> <br/> Before taking these recent creative leaps, Grim Streaker made their name in venues and DIY spaces all over North America (playing alongside METZ, IDLES, Surfbort, A Place To Bury Strangers and more). The band quickly became known for their precise and frenetic pace, which lays the foundation for Bushell's explosive performances. "A blaze of energy onstage" wrote CLASH magazine, while The FADER called their 2019 release "razor-sharp modern punk that harkens back to the icons of the genre."<br/> <br/> The forthcoming EP, MIND, recorded at Diamond City Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn by Johnny Schenke (Parquet Courts, The Drums, Snail Mail) is out March 4th, 2022 via Montreal-based label Mothland.