Punk With a Pulse: Launch Control Lights a Fire with “Science Friction”

Launch Control aren’t just playing punk, they’re weaponizing it. Their latest single, “Science Friction,” is a defiant blast of skate-punk energy with a brain and a backbone. Clocking in with razor-sharp riffs, relentless drumming, and a turbo-charged rhythm section, this track isn’t here to just make noise, it’s here to say something. And it does so with teeth bared and boots laced.

There’s something electrifying about the precision here. While the pace is blistering, it never spins out of control. The three-piece from Reading lock in tight, each instrument pushing and pulling like a well-oiled machine in protest mode. But it’s the thematic grit that really hits, you can feel the frustration bubbling beneath the hooks, the urgency woven into the melody. This isn’t punk nostalgia. This is punk for right now.

“Science Friction” thrives in that tension, fast but focused, raw but articulate, chaotic but calculated. You can practically hear the band daring you to keep up, both musically and intellectually. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to stomp your feet and crack open a book, a rare, satisfying mix.As a preview of their upcoming album The Omnipotent Wage, this track sets the bar sky-high. Launch Control isn’t just adding to the punk conversation, they’re steering it, loudly and unapologetically.