Analog Party's "Exhibit A" Feels Like a Punch to the Gut—and You’ll Love It

There are albums that you put on in the background. And then there are projects like Exhibit A—the kind you have to sit with. Maybe even lie down for.

Los Angeles rock outfit Analog Party isn’t just releasing music; they’re releasing emotional shrapnel. Exhibit A is a five-song EP that feels like flipping through someone’s private journal—only the pages are soaked in distortion, chaos, and a surprising amount of clarity.

If you’re not familiar, Analog Party is the brainchild of Animaan Pathak, a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who came up playing drums in the L.A. underground scene. Since forming the project in 2019, Pathak has been on a mission to carve out a sound that refuses to sit still. And Exhibit A is exactly that: messy, introspective, genre-fluid, and brutally real.

In Pathak’s own words, the EP is a “raw diary” of his mid-twenties—and wow, does it show. The emotion hits hard. The lyrics feel lived-in. It’s not just angsty rock for the sake of being edgy. It’s deeper than that. It's about sorting through your own mess while the world around you is also falling apart.

Musically, it’s a ride. One moment you’re thrown into a wall of heavy guitars and the next you’re drifting through ambient textures that feel like you’re floating in outer space—if outer space had heartbreak and unresolved feelings.

The visuals match the intensity. The music video for the title track, “Exhibit A,” is directed by Lorenzo Diego-Carrera (yeah, the same guy who’s worked with ††† (Crosses) and Mastodon), and it’s got that exact fever dream energy you didn’t know you needed. It's surreal, grimy, hypnotic—kind of like waking up at 3 a.m. unsure if you're dreaming or just deeply in your feelings.

And while Exhibit A is largely a solo effort, there are some heavy-hitting names in the credits—Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle) and Charles Horin (Post Profit) both contributed, adding extra weight to an already substantial listen.

But the heart of the project is unmistakably Animaan’s. You can hear it in every layered vocal, every jagged transition, every moment of emotional whiplash. It’s rock music that’s alive. That bleeds. That doesn’t care if it makes you uncomfortable.

So no, Exhibit A is not here to make you feel cozy. It’s here to make you feel everything.

Want more like this? Follow Analog Party wherever you get your music—and maybe clear a little space in your head for this one. You’ll need it.