Scottish band Nuclear Membership seamlessly fuse digital and rock captivation on their new album, Black Cats Are Unhealthy Luck. The discharge is impressed by post-war artists and architectural actions similar to brutalism and modernism. Themes “of accelerationism, cultural lag, environmentalism and social alienation,” are additionally harnessed with clever enchantment.
Opening observe “Hexavalent Chromium” showcases the band’s knack for unfolding structural intrigue, creating seamlessly from trickling guitar lushness into melodic vocals and a simmering synth-forward buzzing. A stirring, atmospheric rock prowess is on full show. A spread of different aesthetical pursuits compel all through the album, with “Lightning Spike” stirring with a extra psych-pop arsenal. Serene vocal enticement melds with twinkling synths and and a spacey hook-friendly allure.
One other standout, “It Rests” bridges digital and rock immersion with its climactic ascent. Debonair percussion rides into twanging guitars and nocturnal synths, met with chilly vocals that culminate in immersive synth/guitar interaction to shut it out. Black Cats Are Unhealthy Luck is a riveting success from Nuclear Membership.
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“It Rests” and different tracks featured this month may be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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