The Brooklyn-based, Atlanta-formed trio move further away from the Cramps-y post-punk noir sound of their early records on this, their fifth album. An overarching narrative thread reflects their cinematic ambitions as singer-guitarist Reid Bateh broods charismatically in the personae of doomed characters such as the death row killer of “Letters From Sing Sing” (think Tender Prey-era Cave backed by Pornography-era Cure) addressing the heroine of “Elena’s Dream” (a drowsily horn-laced, female-voiced reverie).
When they add a rumbling bass groove, it enhances the impact magnificently, as on “Holy Bones” and the haunted trip-hop lament of “Because You Asked”. Captivatingly widescreen stuff.
JOHNNYSHARP
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