Altered Zones

A chaotic, frenetic energy is palpable in the air as a wild-eyed John Maus storms the stage in the black and white “Maniac” video, which is live footage taken by Ian Perlman from Maus's sold-out Brooklyn show at Glasslands. The feverish “Maniac,” from Maus’s 2006 album Songs, contrasts against the more measured, inexorable gait of his latest effort, We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves, which is streaming here. --Jasmine Zhu, Altered Zones