Collapsing Scenery aren’t so much a band as a chaotic art installation. Their latest track, Magic Button, is bonkers, abstract, and wildly innovative. Their sound seems almost developed from the comedic exploits of some amateur theatre group that has devoured a boxful of dodgy-brownies before accidentally stumbling into a pre-school music room.
At times it does feel like their instruments have been overtaken by punk gremlins with a penchant for pounding disco beats, but somehow all that craziness comes together extremely well. Reggie Debris and Don Devore conjure a fever-dream of driving rhythms, cosmic arrangements and percussion that clatters like someone banging pots and pans with a beaming grin.
The video is even better - a contorting slumber-man bumbles around, a cartoon pianist tickles keys with surreal flair, and a mature showgirl proves age is no barrier to fabulousness. It’s like late-night telly on medication and well worth a watch.
Magic Button isn’t so much music, it’s mayhem with hidden meaning. And frankly, it slaps harder than granny at bingo. You can find it on the band's record Stand Up Tragedy (available 5th September).