Nerverna Hållplats Norr LP
Swedish band that mixes post-punk and post-hardcore, all wrapped in warm synth tones. While the band does an admirable job of crafting distorted bass-heavy dirges, the vocalist steals the shows here with exasperated hollers that drip with desperation and exhaustion. The cumulative effect is moving. The busy synths sounded a little heavy-handed at first, since they are clean tones gleaming through an otherwise noisy mix, but I grew to like the counterpoint between the crawling din and the sparkling keys. Heavy and emotive release that is worth checking out.