Mudhoney’s latest release, Plastic Eternity, continues the band’s authentic and lighthearted grunge sound, while adding in more technical and futuristic elements. 

Plastic Eternity opens with “Souvenir of My Trip,” which consists of an electric backing track with lyrics about leaving a toxic situation and evaluating the remains. 

The Seattle-based band – similarly to bands like Black Flag and Manic Street Preachers – produces nonsensical rock with aggressively progressive political undertones. 

Mudhoney’s most recent work may feature some tracks with lyrics such as, “In these times of trouble I love a little dog,” but still overall still focuses heavily on political messages, mostly surrounding anti-establishment. 

For example, the songs “Flush the Fascists” and “Human Stock Capital” still give off Mudhoney’s trademark grunge sound, but push the band’s left-leaning beliefs of mistrust towards authority. 

The album relies heavily on instrumentals, as most of its songs only have between 2-5 verses. 

All in all, Plastic Eternity produces an impression relatively consistent with the band’s past works, but manages not to falter in musical ability.