From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the masked collective known as PLQ MRX announces the April 25th release of its debut EP, Cumgitsum. Cumgitsum will be released via three labels: Reptilian Records (U.S.), Totem Cat (EU), and Fuzzed and Buzzed (Canada). Boasting stage names such as Cleetus Alreetus Alrightus and Midnight Moses, the five mysterious members of PLQ MRX are a motley crew of self-proclaimed “acid freaks, sex addicts, dealers, pimps, and clowns.” Somewhere between Flipper and Funkadelic, the quintet’s grimy wall of rock churns forward with an air of lysergic jubilance. First single, “Laugh to Death,” is a walloping dirge whose swirling squalls of guitar are peppered with detuned trombone, clown samples, and drunken howls. Across five and a half minutes of cacophony and swagger, th...