Five bucks for a one-sided single with no artwork is a bit steep, but Sic Alps' lo-fi cover of Throbbing Gristle's "United" is so damn good I won't complain (anymore). It's a bit fuzzier and more put-together than many Alps originals which so often feel like they could collapse at any moment. Still, it's unmistakably a Sic Alps production, and one of the better single-song releases anybody will hear this year.

Garrett Martin

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