by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Depending on your threshold for these matters, the description of “a dynamic punk rock stoner rapper” might throw up all sorts of red flags, but it’s a focal point for the Bay Area’s Vincent Reese. There’s enough overly serious music out there, and Vincent Reese (aka Alex Petralia of Nopes), is having some fun, pairing punk and rap together in a way that honors the glory days of the Beastie Boys with his own modern no-wave spin. Following last year’s Embarrassingly Hard release, Reese is back to rock the spot with Mean Streak, a new EP due out October 18th via Dirt Cult Records.
“Napoleon” takes a menacing beat built on warped synths, fuzzy bass, glitchy shredding, and programmed beats and lets it blast in a thick cloud of weed smoke density. With brevity on its side, the song is engaging, raw and flippant with bad attitude directed toward incessant assholes, a “Sure Shot” for a new generation. The video, directed by David Flores, is slasher comedy gold with guts, glory, muggers, and mall cops.
Vincent Reese shared:
“‘Napoleon’ is all about angry little assholes. Rabid chihuahuas in human form. The video follows a classic Slasher/Horror Movie type character chasing a damsel in distress through town.”