Anxiety-stricken yet somehow finding ways to enjoy life, BMSR sound creatively re-energized on the excellent Panic Blooms.
Though there’s something beautifully unique to what they do, the loose writing of it means it will often be difficult for people to get into it on their first listen.
Panic Blooms is a long overdue sound from a project that sees the absurdity in holding onto feelings while desperately trying to feel.
Panic Blooms' mix of bummer oddities and damaged sounds feels right in the here and now, using wounded psych-synth blasts to tap the uncertainty in the air.
BMSR are unlikely to release a record without Fec singing into a vocoder, but Panic helps us remember that, behind the robotic vocals and the ancient monosynth tones, there’s still actual humans making this music.
underrated as hell!
fav tracks: panic blooms, rip on through, permanent hole, mr no one, one more ear, sunset curses
BMSR has consistently had the best sound design I've ever heard since 2004, and this album definitely elevates it. New Breeze and Aerosol Weather are the best examples of the falling-apart sound in this album, and Mr. No One is the best example of the cleaner sound. These two sounds are perfectly balanced across 16 tracks with the perfect amount of vocals. Not one note feels out of place for 42 minutes straight, making this a rare album where I have no nitpicks. This is singular and will likely ... read more