The macabre sounds of The Bad Man will appeal to those who like dark carnivals and shadowy ringmasters rasping out bits of polka, sea shanty, ska, and more.
If the aliens thought we communicated in oldies, and were trying to send us a message, this would be it.
The name is jokey but the songs are seriously warped surf-style instrumentals with occasional vocals and other trickery.
On Halloween I fell asleep to this horror-punk platter playing, and dreamt of whirling in a mosh pit in a toxic swamp, catching elbows and knees from zombie alligators and bouncing off leaking radioactive waste barrels. I woke up covered in bruises.