Sublimation

After two critically acclaimed albums (2020?s ?Now Here?s An Echo From Your Future? and 2022?s ?The Rest Is Distraction?), and numerous mini-album, EP and single releases, London-based trio Girls In Synthesis return in May ?24 with their new statement; their third album ?Sublimation?. If you thought you knew GIS, think again? they have moved on and created a dark and intense, yet melodic, collection of songs; their take on an angular pop record. Opening song ?Lights Out? is split into two distinct sections; the opening a Barrett-esque vocal and guitar lament to sleep deprived anxiety which morphs, via a ?Faust Tapes? influenced freeform noise section, into a stomping, high intensity closing blitz. Tracks such as ?Deceit?, ?We Are Here? and ?Picking Things Out Of The Air? see the group at their most melodic to date, minimising some of the chaotic noise elements of their signature sound and bringing to the fore impassioned, soaring vocals and keys melodies. Their trademark, driving drums and bass foundation is particularly evident on songs ?I Judge Myself? and ?Corrupting Memories?, but is counterbalanced by intense, early goth influenced keyboard lines, bringing influences from late 1970s/early 1980s into focus with the contemporary GIS intensity. Slow-burning tracks ?I Was Never There? and ?The Prefix? build up tension and atmosphere with sparse arrangements and circular, spiralling outros, while closer ?A Damning Lesson? sees the band return to their intense, bludgeoning

Tracks

1~1~Lights Out
1~2~Deceit
1~3~Semblance Of Choice
1~4~We Are Here
1~5~Corrupting Memories
1~6~I Was Never There
1~7~Picking Things Out Of The Air
1~8~I Judge Myself
1~9~Subtle Differences
1~10~The Prefix
1~11~A Damning Lesson

Details

Catalogue Number: OWNITLP02
Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Girls In Synthesis
Release Date: 03 May 2024
Genre: Rock
Label: OWN IT
Distributor: Rocket Group