Child of Night : "Conspiracy"

I had to take a break from metal and dig into something different. This album certainly provides a respite from angry power chords, as it's a catchy, quirky take on electro-pop. This is the project's second album. There is more of a bouncy cold-wave feel to "Complacent" that finds vocalist Niabi uttering a simultaneously urgent and detached plea. There is a more mechanical and starker take on what they do with the song "Controlled Burn". They lay down a more dance floor-moving groove with the dense synth bass of "It's Cold In Here." Comparisons could be drawn to Boy Harsher, though she does not employ the same low breathy whisper here. 

The synths sound a bit lo-fi, but not trying to overtly pay tribute to the 80s. "Quiet' does remind me of early Depeche Mode, so almost leaning in a new wave direction, but some darker synths serving as an undercurrent. The vocals are a little more emotive here. Things begin to turn towards a more modern electronic sound, while still using organic synths with "Compromised " and the second part of "Controlled Burn." Things get a little darker for "Bloom" though the synths bring other sonic colors, leaving her moaning vocal to occupy the shadow. 

Things get a little more experimental when it comes to " Incapacitated." Her vocals are drab and indifferent. But it works for what they are going for. The last song is a little more upbeat but is not as catchy as the previous song. I like where they take on you this album, it's interesting, and while it holds some similarites to other indie dark electronic artists, nothing is redundant in that regard. I will give this one a 9 and see how it grows on me.