There are few things better than a band in Minnesota loud enough to be heard on both coasts. But that’s the energy drawing us back to the center via In Lieu, the Minneapolis noise-rock dynamo that unleashes a studio video for “Hooligan,” the title track to the band’s new album out October 24 on Learning Curve. “Hooligan” is a crunched-out, guttural growl of a gut-punch, a feral seance swirl of belligerence and control that positions the likes of Melvins and Jesus Lizard as the Beatles and Stones of our day. “We tend to lean into our most primal feelings and our music tends to remind me of an animal backed into a corner and the only option left is to bite,” says vocalist and guitarist Nikii Post. “I started the band nine years ago and wrote all the material but was never happy with a release until this new one… Hooligan is the first album I’ve been proud of and it took nine years of trying. I played acoustic at first but I always knew that quiet music wasn’t going to cut it for me.” Go let it the fuck out below.
Photo Credit: Sam Bramble