Baggy$$ - EP

Fcukers arrived almost as explosively as the music they create, crashing down in New York City like a supernova to serve up electropop made for late nights and even later mornings. The trio of Shanny Wise, Jackson Walker Lewis, and Ben Scharf first emerged in 2023, but on their debut EP, <i>Baggy$$</i>, which came the following year, they sound like veterans of the indie-sleaze revival prevalent in the hippest corners of New York and across the country.

EP opener “Bon Bon” is a shuffling dance cut built around Scharf’s propulsive percussion and low-end bass wobbles that will shake even the sturdiest club speakers. There’s an intoxicating nihilism reminiscent of turn-of-the-millennium acts like Death from Above 1979 and Basement Jaxx that runs through the track and the entire record. On “Homie Don’t Shake,” which has become a catchphrase of sorts for the band, Wise sings a mantra that might as well be a mission statement for the band: “Silk’s real, leather’s fake, say you’ll DJ at my wake/Blacked out, show up late, ’cause homie don’t shake.”