Single Of The Week
Hex : Sight Beyond The Line
A brooding opus, ‘Sight Beyond The Line’ swirls its concoction with menacing slink and incantations. It threatens to erupt, instead moving in gargantuan waves, dark harmony, and gnarly guitar lines – balancing between natural and supernatural. A satisfying dose of heaviness from New Zealand’s DIY underground.
Straight Arrows : Out & Down
Enduring garage scrappers Straight Arrows haven’t flipped the script throughout their existence. In fact the script has barely been nudged. Which is perfectly fine. ‘Out & Down’ sounds like it could’ve found a home on 2010 album It’s Happening if it chucked the echo on vox instead of guitar. A good time.
Ausmuteants : Horny World
The art of ‘Horny World’ lies in a decidedly unsexy depiction of lust ‘n’ libido, depraved and detached in the quest for a perfunctory root in the modern age. Animalistic bordering on demonic. Gets the job done as quick as possible, and little more. I think that’s the point.
Marlon Williams : What’s Chasing You
Marlon Williams’ shift away from alt-country into crooner-pop territory pays off, and then some, on the delightful earworm that is ‘What’s Chasing You’. Playfulness in perfect measure.
