Naga Brujo brings you a good dose of melodic hard rock smashed with punk rock that guarantees to rock your brain out in a wonderful and hard-hitting way. Unpredictable, moody, and primal, the Austin-based four piece femme and queer charged punk rock and roll band brings the nasty underground punk rock live experience right into your speakers and ears. Filled with smoky, sexy licks, the track feels like standing outside on a stormy light with lightning and rumbling thunder, where you open your arms, welcoming the aggressive and massive beauty of nature.

Haunting melodies and moody, flashy guitar licks that feel like the blinking lightbulbs in an underground tunnel. It’s a bit wicked but it’s everything that has you banging your head. Fresh out from the band’s upcoming EP Canceled, “Sick Sad World” is unapologetically straightforward and striped down naked, staring at you with haunting eyes. It’s the kind of track you don’t really forget no matter how much time has passed.

It’s interesting how Naga Brujo blends their love for the 90s’ grunge, punk rock and hard rock all together. “Sick Sad World” gives a retro nod to the past, but in its own artistic pursuit, it’s more daring bringing the genres together. The glitchy, smashing, hard-hitting immersive vibe from the more heavier genre is combined with punk aesthetic. The lyrics are as raw as life itself. There’s no filter or decoration of any kind other than “it”s a sick sad world.” It expresses itself so fully in a very simple, unapologetic way.

The electrifying vocals on the track share an Axl Rose haunting vocal characteristic. It’s primal, it’s versatile, and it’s licking hot.