The seminal dance-punk outfit !!! (band website / MySpace) have got a new album on the way (August 24) entitled “Strange Weather, Isn’t It?” and they’ve also got a psychedelic new music video for the single “AM/FM”. Check it out below

Curious about the name !!!?

The band’s name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens’ Khoisan language were represented as “!”. However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronunciation, but they could just as easily be called Pow Pow Pow, Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, etc.

I’m not sure if they win the award for Best Name Ever or Worst Name Ever, but at least it’s not unoriginal. And their music is hype so who gives?

Oh yeah, peep the dope album artwork below, ice sculptures are sweet.

-Optimixx Prime