A good debut album is few and far between, yet Self Torque are set to bring you one later this month!
An easy listen, A Brutal Nadir is set to release on January 30, and contains 10 fun yet frowzy tracks. The album visits a variety of themes, with a fusion of feelings, giving a solemn vocal style over funky, high-spirited instrumentation.
The DIY creation feels raw, but familiar. Both with tracks sounding pretty similar, but with a sound that’s easy to compare to the likes of Peace, All American Rejects, and Muse. The songs, with one exception, are all short and straight to the point. The fast-paced tracks work in the album’s favour.
It’s hard to pick songs that stick out, but there wasn’t a song that I felt lacked in quality. The odd track has small bits in that stuck out, like the change of pace between chorus and verse in Del Shannon, or the build-up in Dill Tempko. Stranger Danger is a strong ending song. It revisits the themes, and sounds, of the rest album. It’s the longest track and has a hint of drama to it. There’s a good amount of emotion shown within the music and gives that ‘grand finale’ feeling.
A Brutal Nadir is an album I’d listen to again. More so, it’s an album I’d like to hear live. To experience.
I’ll just have to wait until January 30.