Defcon 5...4...3...2...1

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In the '90s, the booming underground college-radio scene that had started in the '80s continued to thrive. Many bands found niches in older genres that had once enjoyed a brief in-style moment in those heady days of the '50s and '60s. One case in point was the Auburn, Ala.–based Man or Astroman?, which took Dick Dale's early-'60s surf-rock instrumentals and added a new wave/punk edge, as well as outer-space kitsch. After some cult success in the '90s, the band went on hiatus in the '00s, only performing a few strategic shows to keep itself in the public eye. Since 2010, Man or Astroman? has stepped up its performances. In 2013, the band released the excellent <i>Defcon 5…4…3…2…1</i>—and has never sounded better. Recorded in Chicago (with longtime engineer Steve Albini) and in Birmingham, Ala. (with Daniel Farris), <i>Defcon</i> features everything fans could hope for. Space-age surf instrumentals have defiant growls and even a rare vocal move here and there ("Disintegrate," "Arc," "Cocoon"), solidifying the group's underrated chops and accessibility.

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