It was the year 2019 when Vice Blooms — the debut LP by Cosmic Mass — redefined the coordinates of Portuguese psych garage, leaving no survivors in its wake.

Frenetic concerts, a solid pair of singles, and multiple mentions in specialized press elevated the band to a hell-raising status without parallel, justified by appearances on some of the country’s most emblematic stages, already with eyes set on a vast Europe which, if not for the pandemic, would have been put under siege on a European tour.

With the world on pause, the opportunity arose for a new record adventure, this time riding the wave of a dystopian and remote universe, in an intense and visceral narrative exercise that reached us in 2021. With the introductions made, let’s get to what really matters.

Alienation is Cosmic Mass’s latest work and marks a new chapter for the band that, tired of Bushmills and warm beer, turned their gaze to the stars to tell us a story of a post-apocalyptic and enslaving universe with textures of unbridled punk fueled by liquid hydrogen which, although set in a distant future, bears too many similarities to our current present. It was with this premise in mind that in 2022 the band blazed a trail, taking the new album on a high-speed epic through Spain, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

In Alienation we feel the stratospheric effects of a band roaring to the next stage, biting the last drink — but that’s not all: Alienation represents an indulgence in sci-fi punk.