Traitrs Drop Dream Drowning
As we get to hear more from the forthcoming Traitrs record, I’m increasingly impressed by their adherence to old school post-punk vibes, moving from the infectious into the cavernous and back. A warbling guitar note in the night opens the tune up; it’s distant and lonesome, exploring the space before a thunderous drum works its way into the picture. Even still, there’s a bit of distance in the vocals too, up until about the 1:25 mark where the synths wash in and the song moves into its sugary moments, albeit coated in macabre lyrical content. Their album Possessor will be delivered to the masses on March 13th, and will certainly captivate with its blend of exploratory post-punk sounds.
I’m a definite sucker for a spiky guitar line, so when I pressed play on this new tune from the latest Vocabularies, I instantly knew I was going to be playing it on repeat. Those notes seem to be sort of climbing up the wall, like a spider operating with some sort of deliberate madness; it puts up a certain tension in the track, letting songwriter Ryan Young crawl all over those jagged notes. Young’s vocal delivery is calmed and deliberate, striking the listener in a fashion that almost feels like a post-punk infomercial commenting on how “they win/we lose.” If sharp guitar notes are your thing, then you’ll want to search the rest of For the Hundredth Time.
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