(Cover design by Anita Velveeta) Anita Bauer has her eyes set on the future. No matter what, her songcraft unfolds to depict what the next few years might sound like. With her main project Alien Book Club , the band shifts around as a unit, but it is often bound to Bauer's determined exploration of the nooks and crannies of rock's history (doo-wop, no wave, jazz, punk). Under her pseudonym Anita Velveeta , she pushes the boundaries of electronic pop. Previous single " Jet Set Radio Futureless " went all in on flamenco-indebted trip hop; now, her latest track "Face Pix," premiering exclusively here on Ear Coffee, takes off for Rainbow Road hyperpop.  "Face Pix" fluctuates in tempo, timbre, and tone. Bauer is spinning a musical roulette faster than a pink-haired Tasmanian devil. At times, I can't help but hear what Newgrounds electronica circa 2007 would sound like if Laura Les got her hands on it. The winkingly retro cover art certainly adds t...

(Cover art by Ryan K. Hulsey ) Productivity has come in flashes for a lot of people — before, during, and after the first (and now hopefully second) quarantine lockdowns. I'm not totally sure when Alien Book Club 's Anita Bauer started working on her new solo single, "Jet Set Radio Futureless," but it hardly matters. Even without a title alluding to the early 00's video game Jet Set Radio Future , this song sounds beamed in from a different timeline. From the very first seconds, your head is sent spinning. Flamenco guitar charges in immediately, setting the scene for a brief moment. Then, any possible expectations are thrown out of the window of a moving car as 90's breakbeats start pounding and almost 100 gecs-like vocals crackle through aging stereo speakers. Each seemingly disparate sound collides like bighorn rams headbutting the absolute hell out of each other, but instead of causing bovine brain damage, it sets off musical fireworks. Somehow, Bauer even...