by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Four years after the release of their debut EP (and three years since their sophomore EP), Toronto’s Peeling are set to release their full length debut, Worshipper, on November 27th via Labyrinth Records. Once billed as a Canadian super-group with members of Odonis Odonis and Dilly Dally, the project has morphed into a solo effort, led by the band’s mastermind Anna Timoshenko, and they have never sounded better. Assisted by Michael Wallace (Preoccupations) on drums, the raw and electronic post-punk energy that pulses through Worshipper is heavy on blips, bleeps, atmosphere, and most of all infectious grooves. It’s dark and mechanical, but big on melodic vocals and captivating songwriting.
“Dread” is the record’s third single (following “Suck” and “Ego Death,” both streaming everywhere), an immediately hooky song that brings the best of Peeling with it. With a tight stuttering motorik beat and a slow and silky bass groove, Timoshenko sets the tone for the hypnotic progression. Her voice cuts perfectly over the tight and unwavering framework, with a melody that spirals in and out, perfectly adding a sense of humanity to the robotic precision. Singing “it’s a feeling, it’s a thought, it’s an ever-lying sense of dread, and there’s nothing you can do about it,” it could just be the most relatable lyric of the year.