Sunshine, a kickass band formed in a suburb outside the 15th century Czech Republic town of Tabor in 1994, aren’t all puppy dogs and lollipops.

A post-punk vibe stoked with influences ranging from Joy Division, the Cure, Mudhoney and the Rapture, the group sounds like something you would never hear coming from the United States watered down blah-machine – because they didn’t.

Conceived and recorded in Los Angeles, “Moonshower and Razorblades” combines the production brilliance of Bernd Burgdor (Tom Waits, Green Day, Pink) with Sunshine’s balls-out, elementary synergy you’re not going to find elsewhere.

Favorites include “Victim is Another Name for Lover,” complete with Seattle-inspired layered guitar rifts, pulsating bass and electronic samples that culminate with guitarist/singer Kay’s (pronounced K-eye) straightforward, succinct lyrics; and “Neon Religion,” a modern anthem that kicks off with an elementary bass loop with layers upon layers of pedal-wrapped guitar amidst Kay’s compelling wails, complete with guest vocals from Tricky.

Sunshine’s “Moonshower and Razorblades” hits stores this summer from Custard Records.