Local 3 piece Krill have been working hard since their fantastic first album Alam No Hris, playing a kickstartr funded national tour, regularly running the northeast circuit and of course playing Boston insistently. In between they somehow found time to sneak into the studio at the newly re-opened Silent Barn in Brooklyn. ‘Never a Joke’ is the first single off the new record Lucky Leaves – to be released in late June (label still TBD)-and its a doozy. Conjuring the power and gravity of their live performance, the track leaps forward from the gate with a indelibly compelling bassline. The rhythm bounces along at a disjointed post-punk pace, slinking into dirty dub alleyways. An intimate reverby alt riff sears upward into almost shoegaze sheen ecstasy. And the lyrics are as always on point, hitting the high notes with gravely sneering voice. Look forward to more.