Nyx Division : "Midnight Lights"

I really liked their 2022 album "Dark Star," is made the year's Top 10 Post-punk albums, and this one is heading in the right direction as they grow as a band, allowing room for the atmosphere to set the mood. There is a more deliberate throb to the hazy tapestry.y ot the first song.  Sinewy guitar crawls under the vocals of Domino Monet. Her voice has also matured on this album to display a wider range of emotional colors. 'Soldier of Love" finds the guitar riffing unfolding like something from the Cult's darker years. Monet's voice provides a commanding counterbalance for this. It does carry a more punk momentum without feeling rushed. 

"Black Glass' is the first song that is dark and lavish enough to cross the line from post-punk to goth. Her voice takes on a more delicate purr in places for this one to fully convey the mood. The growl of the bass line anchors the song. Then "Tomorrow" led the album back in a more post-punk direction.  "Blood For Sale" follows this diection but more of a rock-oriented hook in the chorus, which is also displayed on "Desert Rose," but a more Pat Benatar-like hook nails the chorus to your ears.

The title track also finds a balance between the conventions of post-punk and the more belted Pst Benatar vocals Monet is belting out. This can especially be heard in the chorus to make it more memorable. The last track is sonically cool but is more of an outro. I will give this album a 9.5, putting it shoulder to shoulder with their last in terms of songwriting quality, though this one has more firey energy to it.  

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