Ninja Sex Party — Cassette

Intro

Ninja Sex Party sounds like a neon-soaked fever dream where the 1980s never ended, but everyone is much weirder. The music is built on a foundation of shimmering synthesizers, driving rock percussion, and soaring, multi-tracked vocal harmonies that recall the peak of stadium rock. It is unapologetically big, bright, and polished, trading in the aesthetics of power ballads and dance-pop with a level of technical skill that often catches new listeners off guard.

What makes them truly distinctive is the contrast between the absurdity of the lyrics and the sincerity of the performance. Dan Avidan delivers lines about unicorns and awkward sexual encounters with the conviction of a classic rock frontman, while the backing instrumentation (particularly after their collaboration with TWRP) provides legitimate funk and prog-rock chops. It is music that functions as both a joke and a genuine tribute to the genres it parodies, refusing to sacrifice musicality for the sake of the punchline.

Start with 'Cool Patrol' or 'Attitude City' to get the full NSP experience. These tracks showcase their ability to blend catchy hooks with narrative storytelling and high-energy production. If you want to hear their technical range without the jokes, their 'Under the Covers' series reveals the deep respect they have for the classic pop and rock canon that informs their original work.

Ninja Sex Party (often abbreviated as NSP) is an American musical comedy rock duo consisting of singer Dan Avidan and keyboardist Brian Wecht. They formed in 2009 in New York City and are currently based in Los Angeles. They are also part of the musical trio Starbomb with friend and collaborator Arin Hanson. The work of Ninja Sex Party typically consists of rock or synth-pop-oriented humorous songs, frequently on the topics of sex, seduction, love or fantasy, with Avidan and Wecht respectively portraying the characters of Danny Sexbang, an idiotic, exuberant, hypersexual Jewish man who tries to hit on women with varying degrees of success; and Ninja Brian, a non-verbal, extremely homicidal ninja with whom Danny is best friends. To date, NSP has released ten studio albums (six consisting of original material, and four cover albums), in addition to four albums as a part of Starbomb. Their Under the Covers cover album series that began in 2016 saw them take on a non-comedic approach to music for the first time, covering various songs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Wecht initially acted as record producer and performed all instrumentation on their early albums, until they started working with producer Jim Arsenault (and later Jim Roach) and backing band TWRP in 2015. Wecht and Avidan have appeared in TWRP's own works, either as individuals or as Ninja Sex Party. Since May 2018, Wecht also portrays Ninja Brian on his own live comedy show titled Ninja Brian's All-Star Variety Luau Spectacular. Every non-cover album that the group has released has reached #1 on the Comedy Albums chart, and their highest-peaking album on the Billboard 200 chart was #17 despite being independent.

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