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Sorry State presents Welcome to the Idiot Factory, the new 4-song EP from Raleigh punk lifers DE()T. While its members come from Raleigh’s fertile hardcore scene, DE()T’s ability to pummel is only part of their toolkit, with these four songs exploring the wider range of feelings that crop up when you’re on the wrong side of your 30s and life is still dealing you the same bullshit it did in your 20s. Vocalist Colin Swanson-White’s disaffected drawl evokes the post-human cool of Gary Numan or “Homosapien”-era Pete Shelley when he sings about life as a cog in the machine, but he can also let out a blood-curdling scream when things come to a head and powerhouse drummer Cameron Craig lays into his Vistalites. DE()T’s deft ensemble playing—honed over years of blowing touring bands off the stage here in Raleigh—further elevates these songs, whose inventive arrangements ride waves of loud/quite/loud as bassist Jeffrey Bechtel drags anchor across the bottom end and synthesist Matt Stone bleats out hooky melodies on top. These four anthems sound like no other band, yet still deliver a mighty dose of punk’s authentic, gut-punching impact.