West of Eden

As much as I have been a huge fan of these guys since their EP, this just really didn’t resonate with me all that much. Yes their sound is unique and fully formed, and it’s definitely something great to build upon.

Their EP was one of my favorite projects of 2018 so to say I was excited for this was an understatement. And don’t get me wrong there are a lot of fantastic moments on this record, but there’s a lot of dull ones as well. I think some of the western flashes and other things they attempted didn’t go over as well as they could have.

HTMLD are regardless, one of the best up and coming acts in the music scene today. Their mixture of post-punk and glam is at times, extremely exciting and I truly hope they build upon this sound in the future and come out with something truly great.