Odonis Odonis wrote and recorded the Reaction EP while on tour in support of their 2017 album No Pop, and the adrenaline rush of performing for crowds courses through all four of its tracks. The trio taps into the most propulsive and gritty parts of No Pop, giving them an extra dose of snarling attitude for good measure. The deep, dark groove and caustic synths of "Collector" kick off Reaction with an air of unhurried menace, as if Odonis Odonis are toying with their listeners. The tease continues on "Promise," where they juxtapose Dean Tzenos' deadpan sneer with taut synths, a trick the band mastered on Post Plague (though it was their third album, it was a reinvention so complete that it might as well be their debut). Odonis Odonis finally releases some of Reaction's tension on "Insect," which along with Tzenos' shrieks, boasts some first-rate synth abuse and a sardonic stomp that echoes Wire's "I Am the Fly." By the time the EP closes with the smoldering grind of "Rip," Reaction offers more proof that Odonis Odonis are putting their stamp on industrial music in uncompromising but also surprisingly nuanced ways.