Western Massachusetts’ underground punk scene is about to be shaken by In The Lurch, the debut full length from Fugue State, that is out now via Strange Mono Records. With a sound that feels like it’s broadcast through a warped transistor radio from another dimension, Fugue State is redefining the boundaries of weirdo punk. Following up on the 2023 EP, Subtlety’s Dead, In The Lurch was born out of sheer momentum, what began as a live reinterpretation of past work quickly spiralled into something much bigger. Adding an off-kilter, jazz-inflected edge to the album’s controlled chaos, In The Lurch features guest appearances by Wednesday Knudsen (Pigeons / Stella Kola) on tenor saxophone and Vigilance Brandon (Trance Macabre) on trumpet, fu...