Brooklyn’s Pill knows how to take a listener on a damn journey. Convenience, their debut LP, never lets you relax, get comfortable or settle in. Instead it opts to constantly, drastically change from song to song, all while keeping the album a consistent listen.

The album opens with abuse on the 75-second track entitled “60 Sec.” “Which Is True?” boasts spoke-sung vocals, howls, and menacing bass. Then Pill tackles political issues including but not limited to gender equality and role reversal. Singer/bassist Veronica Torres asserts the horrifying statement, “Congressman wants to steal all of my rights” and the band’s laid-back groove does nothing but assist her hostility. “Dead Boys,” a highlight, includes the wonderfully brilliant question, “Would you taste my bloody knee? Testing the limits of intimacy,” proving they’ll never be happy going thorough the motions. The second half of Convenience is incredible as well but by that point, you’ve learned to let them play what they want. This includes both an instrumental jazz-esque jam sesh and an ambient track sounding like Public Image Ltd (or PiL). But that’s the whole idea: Confrontation. Pill isn’t the first band to challenge these issues—Downtown Boys come to mind immediately—but they do have a current and specific viewpoint. They demand an internal response as the music shakes you. Plus, they’re talented enough to be effective.

The real winner though is the saxophone. Holy hell. Benjamin Jaffe’s contributions to the band are exceptional. Listen to his silky smooth contrast to Torres’s vocals on “My Rights” or his entire presence on “Love & Other Liquids.” Each song has a moment where the saxophone shows how incredibly powerful an instrument it can be even outside of its comfort zone. Jaffe’s playing is itself enough of a reason to check out this debut, but, with Pill, really everything works.