RADKEY, “Cat & Mouse”

From the chainsaw buzz of an opening riff on “Cat & Mouse,” it’s clear that the three brothers of Radkey are here to melt faces, not make friends. And the band doesn’t hold back from there on, with a chorus exclaiming, “Nowhere to hide/He’s going to take your life/No one to cry to/He’s going to take your life” in a baritone that could summon the ghost of Ian Curtis. As machine-gun drums give way to a searing guitar solo, the darkness and tension of the song bursts into a cacophony of “woah”s and a welcome reprise of that opening riff, somehow even more brutal and urgent than at the top of the song. “Cat & Mouse” is a dangerous game that you’ll want to play again and again.Want to hear us talk about this song? Check out episode #88 of our podcast at hlycrp.com.