Bandcamp / Buy Mushâs Dan Hyndman savors every syllable. On the Leeds post-punk bandâs second album, the vocalist and guitarist delivers five-dollar phrases with obvious glee, offering acerbic commentary ripped from international headlines. Songs about Russian bots meddling in elections and drinking bleach to cure COVID-19 could only be written in the present day, but Lines Redacted also serves as a monument to the bandâs late guitarist Steven Tyson, whose versatile shredding defined their sound. Mush first earned attention with their 2017 single âAlternative Facts,â named for the nonsense phrase Kellyanne Conway used to justify former White House press secretary Sean Spicerâs lies about the size of the crowd at Donald Trumpâs inauguration. Nearly 10 minutes long, the song became a surprise favorite of BBC Radio 6 DJ Marc Riley, showcasing both the groupâs duelling six-string pyrotechnics and topical takes on current events. At the time, Hyndman explained how his vocal delivery had evolved from a generic post-punk monotone into his self-described âshrill and cuttingâ style.