Black Dresses

WASTEISOLATION

Deeply unsettling, Black Dresses seem to abide by a "laugh the pain away" philosophy but when that mask slips, the pain, torment and other damage that lies underneath are revealed in a truly hypnotic way - one of the strongest noise pop releases in recent memory.

This is probably the most emotionally potent Black Dresses project I've heard yet. The reoccurring themes of dealing with abuse and trauma is delivered in such an artful and blunt yet poetic way that it made me tear up a few times. The production here is simpler than on there more recent albums, but is also extremely raw and compliments the more personal lyrical themes on this album. This album already means so much to me just from how i connected to the lyrics alone.

Best songs: DOORWAY, ... read more

"IN MY MOUTH" is so fucking good.

An album full of the most fucked up and tortured sounds in pop music, like up there with Xiu Xiu.

This album being filled with trauma and pain its hard to describe, obviously I am not in a place to criticize how they express that trauma but even if i were I would have nothing to say. This album speaks for itself, from the noisy industrial production to the deadpan yet catchy vocals and harmonies. Its an album for very little but if you enjoy it, chances are you’ll love it.