The record expands upon the project’s industrial experimentation, lurking deep in atmospheric dread and jarring no wave, everything given its own space to settle. There’s a refined patience to the album. Sure, it’s still noisy, avant-garde, and penetrating, but it does all that with an emphasis on nuance.
Besta Quadrada’s first full length is a self-described “bratty hardcore” record, jam packed with caustic rippers and bouncy rhythms. Much like Rotary Club or Judy And The Jerks, the band tear through each buzzing song with a surge of personality, the songwriting equal parts rippling anxiety, sass, and sarcasm.
Guck’s latest single, “GUBAR,” oozes and pulses, the repetition of the chord progression pounding away like a sledgehammer to pavement. While the riff is locked into a psych tinged dread, it gives room for both the drums and vocals to explore, embracing the opportunity with their own ruthless charms.
Talulah Paisley’s music is as familiar as it is alien and “Slink” is remarkably distinct. Featured back-up vocalists Katie Von Schleicher and Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline and Alex Bailey support Paisley’s brilliantly loosey-goosey vocal delivery, making “Slink” an excellent second helping from the upcoming LP.
Michele Boscacci aka Merli Armisa makes hazy, homespun dream pop. The Sondrio, Italy-based guitarist’s off-kilter tunes hit just out of focus, brimming with a lo-fi microtonalities that bring a dynamic edge to the genre’s hypnagogic textures. Today, we’re excited to premiere Merli Armisa’s excellent new double single “Koto”/“Al Cader Dela Giornata.”
