SONG OF THE DAY: “CONFLICT FREE DIAMONDS” BY KINSKI

It takes a little more than eighty seconds, but then pow, there it is, hitting you right in the gut and winding into your brain: Crystal-clear lyrics following heavy guitars on “Long Term Exit Strategy,” the opening track on Kinski’s first album in six years, Cosy Moments (Kill Rock Stars, April 2, 2013). “Can I lay my head on your girlfriend? / Nothing’ll happen / Nothing’ll come of it / I just feel out of it / I just need someone to lie on,” Chris Martin drones over a thumping backbeat. The Seattle psych-punk space rockers, who began their career in the late ’90s concentrating on instrumentals, incorporated lyrics on their last full-length, the 2007 Sub Pop release Down Below It’s Chaos, and they have several word-laden tracks on Cosy Moments, which is often more explosive than actually cozy. Singer-guitarist Martin, bassist Lucy Atkinson, guitarist Matthew Reid-Schwartz, and drummer Barrett Wilke sound better than ever, romping through interstellar freakouts, raucous interludes, high-pitched feedback, and Crazy Horse-like noodling on such songs as “Throw It Up,” “Riff DAD,” “A Little Ticker Tape Never Hurt Anybody,” and “Counterpointer.” One of the reasons it took so long between albums was that the band road-tested a collection of new songs that Martin ended up tossing in the trash and instead started over, which seems to have turned out to be the right decision. The record concludes with “Let Me Take You Through My Thought Process,” but don’t expect to learn any of Martin’s secrets in those eighty-one seconds. Cosy Moments (you can stream the album here) is a furious, propulsive sonic blast from a group that finds itself firmly in the zone as it continues to grow. Kinski will be at Cake Shop on April 11 with Man Forever and Jowe Head and at Death by Audio on April 19 with Ancient Sky and Landing, a pair of small places that better be ready for what’s coming their way.