Third

This album captures a tense feeling of dread about something you can’t quite define, like fearing something you don’t fully understand. It sits in that space the whole time and does it incredibly well.

The instrumentals are unique and genuinely cool, with a lot of tempo shifts and strange textures. “Plastic” sounds like it’s glitching out with error-like effects, and at times it feels like something hovering over you, always present and unsettling. The drums are great too, with unpredictable tempos that make every track feel unstable in the best way.

The vocals are fantastic, but that’s expected from Beth Gibbons at this point. And the guitar on “We Carry On” is dirty in the best possible way, adding to the album’s anxious edge.

Overall, it’s a dark, moody record that I’ll definitely come back to. 9/10.