affecting, infectious, passionate, swirly

Lush ~ Desire Lines [1994]

Perhaps unsurprisingly, but definitely shortsightedly, Lush’s 1994 album Split was not met with widespread acclaim. “With songs about death, infidelity, and neglect, Split was a dark, introspective album that jarred with the beginning of the Britpop party.” Yet despite its unceremonious beginnings, the album is considered by many a thematic mainstay of 90s unsteady gait and uneven footing in direct juxtaposition to the 80s overtly, … Continue reading Lush ~ Desire Lines [1994]

disturbedByVoicesSeptember 26, 2022July 10, 20235 Comments

bittersweet, creepy, psychedelic, swirly

The Dream Syndicate ~ Damian [2⊘22]

An aural atmosphere born of tie-dye shirts and bellbottom jeans mollycoddles us to a festival masquerade set in a lava lamp of hot-pink existential goo where blood-spattered disembodied heads chant a Floydian-homage to our funhouse-mirror lives filled carnival games unhinged and non-refundable. “The clock is ticking on the wall, She doesn’t think of you at all, No more, Anymore. ~ Parlor tricks and swizzle sticks, … Continue reading The Dream Syndicate ~ Damian [2⊘22]

disturbedByVoicesJuly 16, 2022May 28, 2023Leave a comment

bittersweet, catchy, gloomy, swirly

The Shyness of Strangers ~ If It Serves You [2⊘17]

Perhaps unsurprisingly a band named The Shyness of Strangers wouldn’t be the most unabashed. True to form, it might be more selectively-social and steadfast in its coldwave, post-punk sound. It might even … Continue reading The Shyness of Strangers ~ If It Serves You [2⊘17]

disturbedByVoicesJune 8, 2022May 28, 20231 Comment

speedy, swirly, synthy, vigorous

Grabbitz ~ The Ugly [2⊘22]

Nicholas Chiari (aka Grabbitz) is a non-stop merry-go-round of catchy wonderous electro-pop sights and sounds that never fails to impress. Like the protagonist in his video, he seems to be driven, nay chased by an alter-ego with breathless abandon, perchance a faceless personification of death or time, and always to new and wildly different heights. Grabbitz’s work has been featured here before with his wall-of-sound … Continue reading Grabbitz ~ The Ugly [2⊘22]

disturbedByVoicesMay 11, 2022May 28, 20232 Comments

dancey, nocturnal, subversive, swirly

THEN COMES SILENCE ~ Rise To The Bait [2⊘22]

Stockholm, Sweden’s THEN COMES SILENCE have unleashed their first soul-scorching single from upcoming album Hunger, available July 1st on Nexilis and Metropolis Records. The band made up of Alex Svenson (vocals, bass, synthesizer), Jonas Fransson (drums, backing vocals), Mattias Ruejas Jonson (guitar, backing vocals), and Hugo Zombie … Continue reading THEN COMES SILENCE ~ Rise To The Bait [2⊘22]