“Polished” is a compliment here, although that’s not always the case, especially with a band as gritty cool as Northampton-based punkers Potty Mouth.

Fresh off an avalanche of critical acclaim for 2013’s full-length, Hell Bent, the band is back, minus one member, but their sound is fuller than ever before. You can hear the gleam on their melodic punk jams on Potty Mouth’s latest release, “Cherry Picking.” This new level of clarity and sophistication might be partly to do with expert sound-dialer John Goodmanson coming in on the forthcoming five-track EP, of Sleater-Kinney and Bikini Killy fame. It’s exciting to see a band as naturally talented as Potty Mouth push their limits even further on new material.

Check the new track over at the Fader , and catch Potty Mouth showing it off at Great Scott on 9/21.