Hot on the heels of their latest single ‘Droid Party’, local rock ’n’ roll crew Tug have returned today with ‘Rhythm’. Where ‘Droid Party’ was a stomping first teaser of their forthcoming second album, ‘Rhythm’ leans into the band’s more disorientating tendencies to offer a second taste of where the album might be heading.

Built around a warped and constantly evolving groove, ‘Rhythm’ opens with a skittering beat before shifting into its unnerving first verse, as vocalist Mitch Peters tells us with his disarmingly eerie vocals, “rhythm flowing through me every second, every day.” It’s a fitting beginning, because as the track continues to unravel we’re sent spiralling into a flurry of psych-rock guitar and sinister vocal hooks as each rhythmic motif twists and contorts. By the track’s end, Tug have transported us through intricate psychedelia, charging garage-rock and finally into a sprawl of mellowed out psych-pop, as we’re immersed in the tangle of eccentric guitar interplay and meandering grooves.

We reached out to uncover a little more about the track, and Mitch was simultaneously mysterious and to-the-point, explaining “the song changes rhythm every section which links to the lyrics that talk about a changing self... the different rhythms you fall into in life, ya know?” Best thing to do is take the journey yourself it seems.