Akercocke- Renaissance In ExtremisLabel: Peaceville Released 2017 A comprehensive reinvention and expansion of the bands multifarious sound, Renaissance In Extremis delivers euphoric force and mind boggling weirdness. There are scything thrash and death metal riffs in abundance, plus warped but elegant melodies and clouds of ugly dissonance; moments of unsettling calm and quiet. Renaissance In Extremis is a bold, bullish and belligerent statement of creative intent: metals dark spirit

in the end

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Our Little Angel (Side A)

intimations

Vampire Weekend's organ-and-drum runs highlight narratives about relationships

"2021 is shaping up to be the year of Alan Vega

" "Don't Come Around Here No More" and many others

Soul-Crusher

Employing tactics derived from his Oblique Strategies cards for guidance

Gripped by wanderlust while suddenly housebound at the start of the pandemic in 2020

The Australian seven-piece have made a name for themselves with a steady stream of new material since their inception 2010

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