Spencer Moody still sounds like he gargles broken lightbulbs, but Seattle’s Murder City Devils have traded their old bar-brawl garage punk for something darker and more deliberate. The organ’s still lurking like a ghost in the rafters, but the 2024 single “Hill and 6th Street” and B-side “Pele’s Feet” hit with a noir shimmer that leans post-punk, offering arguably more space and dynamic range than the blunt drive of the late Nineties. Sunday’s gig at the Mohawk brings both eras together, the whiskey-snarl classics and the bruised, artsy new material. Cormae opens. – Tim Stegall
