{"id":18213,"date":"2026-01-30T11:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18213"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:55:19","slug":"jcuuzi-advance-decline-probes-the-systemic-pain-and-inherent-power-of-feminine-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=18213","title":{"rendered":"J&#8217;CUUZI &#8220;Advance\/Decline&#8221; probes the systemic pain and inherent power of feminine rage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JCUUZI-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18214\" style=\"width:552px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JCUUZI-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JCUUZI-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JCUUZI-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JCUUZI-930x620.png 930w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JCUUZI.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Austin, TX based Dadaist punks J&#8217;CUUZI return with a fury on &#8220;Advance\/Decline&#8221;, taking both their sonic and emotional intensities to new heights. Vocalist Gorge Bones runs the entirety of her dynamic gamut, channeling such influences as Bjork and Sleigh Bells in her heavily effected vocals to probe the systemic pain and inherent power of feminine rage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrumentation is J\u2019cuuzi\u2019s heaviest yet: A dramatic bass synth melody pulses to the rhythm of cavernous industrial percussion, haunted by a rotating ensemble of mangled guitars, detuned organs, and stabbing electronic noise. On &#8220;Advance\/Decline&#8221;, J\u2019cuuzi aims for catharsis\u2014 because every crash out needs something to turn up. Streaming on Friday, January 30th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Advance\/Decline&#8221; is the first single from J\u2019cuuzi\u2019s forthcoming EP Recession Indicator, which follows on the heels of 2025\u2019s acclaimed SLUDGEcontent EP. The Austin Chronicle raved \u201cJ\u2019cuuzi\u2019s electric performances have surely contributed to their rapid rise, but their music proves equally captivating. Catchy but noisy, irreverent but ominous\u201d. Both EPs will be available together on 12\u201d vinyl via Spaceflight Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Advance \/ Decline\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PinSILwSsFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>DOWNLOAD \/ STREAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cJ\u2019cuuzi\u2019s electric performances have surely contributed to their rapid rise, but their music proves equally captivating. Catchy but noisy, irreverent but ominous.\u201d &#8211; <\/em>Austin Chronicle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026irreverent attitude and infectiously catchy lo-fi productions reminiscent of the DIY spirit of early Le Tigre.\u201d &#8211;<\/em> New Noise Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAustin\u2019s J\u2019cuuzi are about as avant garde as you can get.\u201d <\/em>&#8211; KUTX<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Describing J\u2019cuuzi as a band is at the very least inaccurate, or worse: incorrect. While they deliver electrifying, borderline acrobatic live performances of high octane, glitchy songs that modulate between serrated post punk guitar and pulsing electro beats, there is a shocking theatricality to them that the word \u201cband\u201d lacks the range to capture. The members wear handmade couture, with bulbous anime-esque proportions and insectile features sewn into drag silhouettes. They often perform while stacked on top of each other, or hoisted over each other\u2019s heads. Their stage is set like a cheap studio apartment: a spinning blue egg chair and a stack of guitar amps sit on either side of a bedazzled ironing board, from which a spinning disco ball hangs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since their inception in February 2024, J\u2019cuuzi\u2019s ferocity has earned them opening slots for acts like Viagra Boys, Stereolab, Tune-Yards, Shannon and the Clams, Upchuck, Snooper, and Warmduscher; and landed them on the cover of The Austin Chronicle, as KUTX\u2019s Artist Of The Month, and with nominations for \u201cBest New Act\u201d, \u201cBest Music Video\u201d, and \u201cBest Rock Band\u201d in the Austin Music Awards. In July 2025 the group self-released their debut EP SLUDGEcontent, along with a drone-shot music video featuring the lead single performed live from the back of a moving box truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you call them a band, a performance art troupe, or a fashion house; J\u2019cuuzi has set a pace of expansion and experimentation that proves theirs is an act worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jcuuzi.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.jcuuzi.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Instagram:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bb7b4bfb.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218984&amp;session_recipient_id=134603235&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XGS3TTORQWO4TBNUXGG33NF5VGG5LVPJUV62LOORWC6%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=CJhMuUnB18SslRW8-iDe8f6_2yE%3AA8YaprZe\"><strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jcuuzi_intl\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Linktree:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bb7b4bfb.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218984&amp;session_recipient_id=134603235&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS63DJNZVXI4ROMVSS62TDOV2XU2I%3D&amp;signature=ABmSxgNA-KM99lXFaumkscj2MoM%3AA8YaprZe\"><strong>https:\/\/linktr.ee\/jcuuzi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>YouTube:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bb7b4bfb.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218984&amp;session_recipient_id=134603235&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS653XO4XHS33VOR2WEZJOMNXW2L2AJJRXK5L2NE%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=dbjpYF5QeMMAmUCVLiThNLgmUjk%3AA8YaprZe\"><strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Jcuuzi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Apple Music:&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bb7b4bfb.disco-tracking.net\/campaign_redir?business_id=48391&amp;campaign_id=218984&amp;session_recipient_id=134603235&amp;url=NB2HI4DTHIXS63LVONUWGLTBOBYGYZJOMNXW2L3VOMXWC4TUNFZXIL3KMN2XK6TJF4YTOMZRG44DSNJXGU%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;signature=ozT4Fr0UKaqniQrAssGPjiswnmw%3AA8YaprZe\"><strong>https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/jcuuzi\/1731789575<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: J&amp;apos;cuuzi\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/6ksDpuQVzGmC11y39fISGE?si=atX-CHVmRiq1aG7MaCNp0g&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=60fc37e924d049d1&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin, TX based Dadaist punks J&#8217;CUUZI return with a fury on &#8220;Advance\/Decline&#8221;, taking both their sonic and emotional intensities to new heights. 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