STRFLL - Part I. Withering

Earlier this month, STRFLL put out the stellar double album "Withering / The Flowers Will Bloom In My Sanctuary", and I wanted to spend enough time with it before blogging about it here. "Part 1: Withering" may be STRFLL's most radical and genre-pushing release to date - a daring and absolutely successful feat of finding common ground between witch house, black metal, industrial, experimental hip-hop, noise, and more. It's a brooding record, punk at its core, filled with tons of dark energy unleashed across seven eclectic capsules, enhanced by guest vocal performances from (the show-stealing) Same Me, Devour, and Kylm Tee. I totally love the sonic nods to CRAVE and Planning For Burial. I think it's telling when my favourite track on the LP changes every time I revisit it. At the time of writing, I just want to have "Withdrawal" crawling under my skin. Absolutely do not miss out on this album. Part two review coming soon!

You can buy "Part I. Withering" here. Stream all the tracks below.

Pale Palace x Dancing In Slow Motion - Still Dancin

A collaboration between Pale Palace and DISM sounds sick, but we're getting an unofficial-ish remix of a remix. PP takes on "Dance4me", and adds some of that nordic magic to an already dope track. Free download on Soundcloud. Peep it.

Exsufflation - UMBRLA

It just dawned on me that there are not as many witch house remixes of Rihanna tracks, relative to how popular she once was. Here's Exsufflation taking on her most popular single, dragging the fuck out of it. Enjoy with purple glasses on. Free download here.

Megafauna - Birdsong (Live)

Brilliant, improvised ambient piece performed by Megafauna at Midsummer Music Festival in Smithers, Canada. Utilising a vast archive of bird calls, each sound is treated as a sample, modified and moulded into a liminal symphony and a dialogue between the artist and the nature. The final result manages to capture the serenity of those calls, but also the brooding feeling of something unknown perched behind each sound. Buy this recording here.

Nadine Hurley - No Weapon Formed Against me Shall Prosper

Newcastle witchy trio Nadine Hurley (Alex Wardle, James Wardle and Byron Wilson) are back with a second EP, once again released in super limited quantities on cassettes by Katnis Tapes. The most exciting new band on the UK scene atm.

There's one last copy left for sale, don't sleep and grab it here. Stream below.

Joseph Randolph - Waiting to Burn: Collected Tracks 2024-2025

"Waiting to Burn: Collected Tracks 2024-2025" does what it says on the tin - compiling ten mellow nuggets from Joe's back catalogue, stamped with the 24/25 production date. Kicking off with soothing hip-hop insturmental a'la AFTA-1 get me hooked from the get-go. Most of tracks are quite wavey.

Cop the collection here. Stream below.

Night Foundation - Mental Objects

Order this tape here, and stream the album below.