A riveting EP out at the moment from Austin-based band The Limitless Stars, Not possible fuses goth-rock and textured post-punk intrigue with swelteringly memorable vocal work, coming through vocalist/guitarist Bre MacKenzie. Fondly reminiscent at factors of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mazzy Star, and PJ Harvey in its mixture of dreamier spaciousness and ardent rock heights, the EP’s sound enamors throughout all three tracks — all of which have their very own music video.
The EP’s title observe enthralls in its tonal growth from spacious intrigue into rousingly emotive dark-rock haunts. Its manufacturing strikes with a hazy but playful pulse to begin. The percussive pit-patter and clanking undercurrents then construct into a fantastic, jangly guitar captivation — exuding an immersive mystique. “Bought a will to energy that’ll shatter your soul,” MacKenzie’s ghostly vocals traverse with affected person unfolding, swelling right into a quivering ferocity thereafter as buzzing distortion descends with textured ardour. The drums solo, rising across the four-minute flip, invigorates with its rhythmic precision as nicely. Lingering guitars exude a cold, elongated feeling because the verses then come again into view.
“Not possible” is a gripping entry level that succeeds throughout each moody preliminary introspection and ardent rock heights, the latter particularly obvious in a delectably sludgier arrival into the ultimate minute, the place MacKenzie’s vocals return with additional vigor. Shades of each late-night rock thriller and western-y, cinematic twangs present within the observe’s mesmerizing manufacturing. The following “First Time” unveils with an atmospheric post-punk nostalgia, increasing from brooding bass and warming guitar tones — fondly harking back to The Chameleons UK’s knack for darkly impactful momentum because the “stroll with me into the night time” vocal attractive emerges. The bass enjoying is particularly hypnotic and memorable all through. “Within the forest of your thoughts,” MacKenzie’s vocals start a unbelievable ascent, culminating in a fervent title-touting ardour as menacing guitars accompany the sense of ominousness. The “reduce it open” lyrical urgings beckon a craving for catharsis, visceral and shifting throughout the goth-rock foreboding.
One other enveloping observe arises with “Exu,” the place a consuming vocal efficiency, sung in Portuguese, enhances one other dynamic tonal manufacturing. Haunting vocals and hovering guitars intertwine with beautiful prowess, notably across the eclectic mid-point. Maddy Brotherton’s violin work additionally dazzles all through, injecting palpable emotion additional into the manufacturing. Expressive, heightened singing shifts right into a extra immediately spoken feeling, then punctuated by shoegaze-y guitar expressions. The observe represents one other standout on an EP that constantly compels in its atmospheric, moody vocal ascents and seamless mixture of dreamy and ardently distorted guitars. Not possible is an intensive success from The Limitless Stars.
