But Flasher isn’t trying to sound retro. In fact, the group hasn’t settled on a particular vibe yet, says bassist and co-vocalist Danny Saperstein.

Released April 8, Flasher’s debut EP “is exciting because it does feel a little all over the place, a little scattered,” says Saperstein (of Bless and Trouble). “That’s probably a product of us still figuring out our sound.”

This chaos is only sonic. Turns out, Flasher is a kind of fated trio.

“We’ve been best friends for a really long time,” says guitarist Taylor Mulitz (of Priests and Young Trynas). “We all work together, [drummer] Emma [Baker] and I live together.” Plus, “Danny’s at the house a lot,” Baker says.

That closeness translated well to Flasher. “Luckily, all of us have a really easy time doing music with each other, which I think is really kind of rare,” says Mulitz. “There’s just something about doing it naturally and never feeling stressful trying to write a song.”

Why another band, though?

“The two bands that I play in do such different stuff that it fulfills completely different things for me — even though I’m playing the same instrument… it feels completely different,” says Baker, who also plays in Big Hush. “It’s really helped me progress. If I was missing one of them, I wouldn’t be the same drummer that I am.”

While the three have basically been Flasher since the first time Saperstein joined Mulitz and Baker onstage — in August 2015 — the band is an infant at best. That’s made clear by something that, in 2016, seems uncommon.

“Up until a week ago,” Mulitz says, “we had no Internet presence whatsoever.”

Flasher plays April 16 at Bathtub Republic and June 3 at Black Cat. The band’s debut EP is out now on Sister Polygon Records.

Abdu Ali at Clementine Cafe:

Den-Mate at Court Square Theater:

The Obsessives at Little Grill Collective:

Zomes at Court Square Theater:

Bless at Artful Dodger:

Dove Lady at Court Square Theater:

All photos by Cassandra Mullinix

It’s unclear whether Reddick is legitimately curious, or if he’s just fond of the sound of the words.

The song (watch the video below) came out of “thinking about architecture and how similar of an art form it is to music,” the 19-year-old Arlington resident writes in an email. “Both performing music or constructing an object can take very long or happen very quickly and either way a product is made that can be either really interesting or really boring.”

The band is similarly abstruse about its origin. Reddick — formerly of D.C. punk band Dudes — formed Bless earlier this year with the intent of “understanding and transcending boundaries of what the average person thinks is possible in music and sound.” He works out arrangements with Sapperstein — whom he describes as “very classic, almost immortal” — and Wuerker.

The trio recorded its recent Bless Tape at Wuerker’s house in Brookland on a reel previously used by fellow D.C. artist Andrew Aylward. A sample of one of Aylward’s songs appears at the end of “Tru Bless House.” Reddick calls its inclusion “kind of a mystery.”

“Tru Bless House” is a moment of quiet reflection on a cassette release clattering with surf guitar, swinging rhythms and stuttering percussion. Reddick’s baritone voice falls somewhere between a croon and a moan, often trading call-and-response vocals with Sapperstein’s high-pitched warble. The result is a delirious vision of rock ‘n’ roll, akin to Royal Trux or Alex Chilton’s weirder solo albums.

Reddick hopes the Bless Tape will encourage “rocking out and allowing as many people as possible to touch and feel our music with their hands and bodies.”

Bless has a slate of upcoming gigs — including a tape release show Wednesday at Comet Ping Pong — but Reddick remains down to Earth about his goals.

“I would like to eat a nice sandwich in the near future,” the musician writes, “as well as maybe read an interesting book.”

Bless plays a tape release show July 22 at Comet Ping Pong with White Mystery, Dirty Fences and Homosuperior.