Breakfast Muff balance wit and justified anger on Eurgh!

Featuring members of Joanna Gruesome, Rapid Tan and Spinning Coin, Breakfast Muff are stalwarts of Glasgow’s thriving DIY scene. Eurgh! is their third album in as many years, and is a defiant and sharp sprint through the trials and passions of the three instrument-swapping members.

It's in the nature of lo-fi punk to respond succinctly to the moment – no song on Eurgh! is longer than two and a half minutes – and many of the songs feel ripped directly from contemporary conversation. “Babyboomers” addresses the double standards of an older generation who blame young people for the mistakes they set in motion – “Sorry we’re fucked up / but you made us this way / you have all grown up / you used us as your ashtray” – ending in a fantasy showdown, as the whole band screams “pick up the gun I’ll shoot you first”, perfectly encapsulating the barely-contained justifiable rage of millennial life.

DIY culture sometimes suffers from a lack of humour, but Breakfast Muff succeed in balancing wit and justified anger. This is best displayed on recent single and standout track "R U a Feminist", a timely callout of performative male feminism that’s unfortunately all too familiar: “You’re a feminist until I won’t fuck you / you’re a feminist until I talk to other guys”. This duality is also apparent on “I Like To”, which turns the infinite fluidity of sexual preferences into a kind of nursery rhyme – “I like to suck dick I like to eat pussy and that’s ok / we like to suck dick we like to eat pussy and that’s ok” – that is equal parts schoolyard gross-out chant and tender reassurance to the listener. Their ability to approach very specific and often delicate subjects with appropriate levels of silliness makes Eurgh! a fun and relatable listen, especially if a dude has ever pretended to read bell hooks to get you into bed.