Still Life In Decay

Everything eventually turns to dust. Everyone knows this, but few want to acknowledge that our time on this mortal coil is fleeting, preferring to remain in stasis, in hopes that 'the end' will pass them by. Chicago trio FACS (guitarist Brian Case, bassist Alianna Kalaba & drummer Noah Leger) have been perfecting their brand of intense, cathartic post-punk over the course of four ever-evolving albums, beginning with 2017's 'Negative Houses' thru 2021's landmark 'Present Tense', which saw the trio dig deep into the gaping maw of a black hole & pulling back whatever debris they could grasp onto. Their newest 'Still Life In Decay' comes as an addendum to the last album - a 'post-event review' if you will.'Still Life In Decay' starts with a squall of white noise before collapsing into the band already locked into 'Constellation''s lumbering groove, with Case's guitar a ghostly presence, appearing & disappearing in washes of gauzy feedback throughout the track. FACS have never been more locked in as a unit, and 'Still Life In Decay' is a decidedly more focused effort. The apocalyptic chaos that defined their previous album 'Present Tense' is waved away in favor of an examination of events with cumbrous clarity. FACS are a heavy band, but they don't necessarily FEEL like one (see side two's 'Still Life', where Case's fluttering, melodic guitar lines are buoyed by the insistent, underlying pulse of the bass & drums). As a rhythm section, Kalaba & Leger dance & twist around each ot

Tracks

1~1~Constellation
1~2~When You Say
1~3~Slogan
1~4~Class Spectre
1~5~Still Life In Decay
1~6~New Flag

Details

Format: Cassette
Artist: Facs
Release Date: 21 April 2023
Genre: Alternative
Label: TROUBLE IN MIND
Distributor: Rocket Group