Grim Streaker’s energetic strain of art-punk is the only constant for the restless Brooklyn quartet. In light of the pandemic, singer and lyricist Amelia Bushell moved to Montreal, 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 was 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.

Before taking these recent creative leaps, Grim Streaker made their name all over North America, playing alongside METZ, IDLES, Lambrini Girls, Surfbort, Thick, Gustaf and more.