This band from Spain opens their new album with some dark sounds that made me stop and take note. "ENCE" makes ample use of atmosphere, but does not have enough beef production-wise for the song to really kick in like it feels like it wants to. "Aceralia" makes use of their Spanish heritage, by adding a more sultry flamenco groove into things. This helps set them apart from other post-punk revivalists. They pick things up to a more energetic punk pace for "Maia". This works to break things up and provide a wider range of dynamics to the album. Not sure if I would want an entire album of them doing this, but it works for what it is.
"Quincallera" splits the difference and finds the vocals retaining the punk shout, while they color the background with darker sounds. However, this does lean more toward the punk side of post-punk. On "Cigarreres" they want to go in a creepier direction but do not seem as focused on what they should look like, though the singing on the verses works pretty well. They end up reverting to more of a punk explosion. Synths open "Piel' to set a more Halloween mood. It gets a little clunky midway into it.
Things get moodier for the title track. It does build up into a more punk climax, which seems to be their songwriting formula. The last song works off something similar but is more intentional in the moody groove so it works better. I will give this album an 8, it's solid with good ideas, the production could have been better and their songwriting skills could stand to mature, but it's a fun album if you want some punk that is darker and different.
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