* PREORDER * MANDY, INDIANA - Urgh LP (colour vinyl)

* PREORDER * expected to arrive Fri 20th Feb

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!