The Avulsions launch their gothic post-punk into a sci-fi dystopian future that may not be far off. Songs uncoil slowly, patiently working through hypnotic passages filled with shards of spindly guitar and synth work alternating between chilly, dread-inducing backdrops and regal orchestral-style arrangements, all pinned down by distinctive percussion that rarely relies on a familiar beat. On these slow-burning mini-epics, spectral ambience inspired by The Cure is fused with the chiming dissonance of early Sonic Youth, the deadpan drama of Nico’s The Marble Index, and the nuclear war… read more
The Avulsions launch their gothic post-punk into a sci-fi dystopian future that may not be far off. Songs uncoil slowly, patiently working through hypnotic passages filled with shards of spindly guitar and synth work alternating between chilly, dread-inducing backdrops and regal orchestral-st… read more
The Avulsions launch their gothic post-punk into a sci-fi dystopian future that may not be far off. Songs uncoil slowly, patiently working through hypnotic passages filled with shards of spindly guitar and synth work alternating between chilly, dread-inducing backdrops and regal orchestral-style arrangements, all pinned down by distinctive percussion that rarely … read more
