Briefs, The

***The BRIEFS have spent the past 25 years plying uber-infectious punk that exists in a nebulous space between the West Coast and the West End; equal parts Thrasher and Sniffin’ Glue. The result is a sizable catalog of potent tunes that supersede regional or temporal trends. Seemly immune to the ravages of time, Hospital Elevator finds the BRIEFS as fresh and energetic as when these bleach blonde agitators originally burst onto the scene back in 1999.

Hospital Elevator is the band’s second 7” in a matter of months, following up the High Society single, released at the end of 2024. Besides being a ripper in its own right, Hospital Elevator also the latest entry in a period of renewed activity for the BRIEFS. Since 2018, the band has released four singles and an LP, marking their most creatively productive stretch since the early aughts.

Hospital Elevator returns legendary Seattle producer/musician Kurt Bloch to the producer’s chair for the first time since their collaboration on the 2001 Sub Pop single C’mon Squash Me Like A Bug. The end product is a razor sharp two-song single that delivers a satisfying three minute burst of the BRIEFS signature snotty Punk Rock.