Modern Art

Black Lips' Modern Art on VICE Records captures the Atlanta garage-punk outfit at peak scrappy vitality, channeling raw proto-punk energy through lo-fi production that feels less like a limitation than an aesthetic choice. The record thrives on distorted guitars, deadpan vocals, and a deliberate rejection of polish—standard post-punk revival fare executed with enough grime and attitude to distinguish it from the cleaner indie-rock contemporaries. VICE Records' roster alignment with this kind of unvarnished garage rock made it a natural home for their particular brand of controlled chaos.