MANDY, INDIANA - Urgh LP (colour vinyl)

Limited edition translucent red, green and blue colour vinyl. Black wax and CD also available.

Highly recommended.

On their Sacred Bones debut URGH, the four-piece - vocalist Valentine Caulfield, guitarist and producer Scott Fair, synth player Simon Catling, and drummer Alex Macdougall - are a force of uncanny nature, grafting together a record that is as much a call to action as a parlay into oblivion and transcendence. Across the ten tracks, the band interpolate their own unconventional language into a mantra for self-determination and resilience, forging a template for a brighter future before it fades to black.

The sound and aesthetics they brought here kind of remind me of Model/Actriz, but somehow more cutting edge sound textures, unconventional song structures, and yet they pull it off so well and sounds expressive as hell. I may be exaggerating here, but this somehow sounds like what Skinny Puppy tried to achieve back in the 80s/90s but was held back for some reason. Certain parts of song structure reminds of Arca too, but I would argue that it sounds more accessible yet danceable here.

If you're a big fan of industrial/noise related music, give it a shot for sure. Thanks to Michael for the tip today.

Playing Roadburn this year too!