“We’ve always loved songs that feel like candy with a switchblade tucked inside,” says frontwoman Hayley Cain of glitter-punk instigators Hayley and the Crushers who put their own high-octane spin on The Primitives’ iconic 1988 hit “Crash” (out today). Hayley and the Crushers’ version retains the irresistible jangle-pop sweetness of the original’s ’60s girl-group melodies + Buzzcocks-style buzzsaw guitars while turning up the volume, attitude, and general potential for vehicular mayhem. In turn, they transform the beloved alt-pop classic into a candy-coated, guitar-charged Crushers romp. “‘Crash’ has that perfect mix of innocence, adrenaline and danger,” she says. “We leaned into the hooks, turned up the guitars and gave it a fresh coat of sparkle. There’s no way to improve upon the original, but that didn’t stop us from throwing it into the Crushermobile for a spin around the block.”

The accompanying video takes that sentiment literally (or at least as literally as anything in the Crushers’ universe can be). Set against the gritty backdrop of a Detroit junkyard, the video mixes lip-sync performance footage with a gloriously zany van ride packed with slapstick humor, camp, and a healthy dose of Weekend at Bernie’s-style hijinks. The result feels like the soundtrack to a summer joyride that has already taken a few questionable turns.

“‘Crash’” also continues a long-running Crushers tradition: taking songs they love and throwing them into their own glitter-covered blender. Over the years, the band has put its distinctive stamp on songs associated with X, The Ramones, The Shivvers, The Go-Go’s, and Kim Wilde, gravitating toward music that feels quirky, colorful, hook-heavy, and unmistakably rooted in the ’80s. Musically, their take on “Crash” fits right into that lineage — infectious enough to sing along to, scrappy enough to feel dangerous, and loud enough to require the windows-down approach. It’s another example of the band’s knack for finding the sweet spot between punk aggression and pop abandon.