Contrary to the throwback hip-hop connotations of its moniker, Brooklyn-based trio B Boys is more likely to geek out over Wire and Gang of Four B-sides than spread the gospel of DJ Cash Money & MC Marvelous. As a matter of fact, if you didn’t know they were from Brooklyn and ran in the same circles as Parquet Courts, you might think they were British. Though there are no dodgy accents on their debut EP, No Worry No Mind (Captured Tracks), the band’s noisy walls of guitar, driving bass, and punchy drums sound more like first-wave British post-punk than anything contemporary. It’s an area that’s been mined by lots of bands, but the B Boys nail not only the sound but also the feel of the records from that era. From the half-shouted vocals to the frantic, barely contained pace, it’s easy to spot the influences, but somehow it doesn’t feel derivative.

That neoteric feeling could perhaps be attributed to the fact that there’s not a lot of messing around on No Worry. The eight tracks clock in at 21 minutes and one of those songs is a reprise, so there’s no time for chin stroking. Indeed, once you get caught up in the energy, you cease to care about things like originality. Plus, they manage to sneak in some surf guitar on “I Don’t Mind” that surprisingly works well with the post-punk vibe. The EP has a number of interesting choices like that. When “Psycho” is reprised as the closing track, it’s half-speed so as to put an emphasis on the lyrics. It plays as if the B Boys want you to make sure you know they have more than one mode. There’s no telling where the band will go on their next record, but they’ve for sure shown themselves as a band to watch.