Enthropy Panache

Soviet Soviet - Hidden [Fate]

I never really understood what was all the fuss with this post-punk revival thing. All I know is that when my neighbour Gerald the hipster starts talking about it, it’s already lost to me. The Italian trio Soviet Soviet is one of those bands who have nothing to do with the mainstream hype cycles or media publicity. Releasing their debut full-length after six years of existence tells me these guys know that good things come when good things feel like coming, no matter what’s hot this week or what decade it happens to be. They also know how to make catchy post-punk hooks - oh my goddess do they know! And forget about all the usual doom and gloom issues here - if this stuff doesn’t get you running towards the dance floor then you’d better check you aren’t dead!



Chelsea Wolfe - Feral Love [Pain Is Beauty]

After first being exposed to the searing guitars on her ‘Apocalypsis’ album, I knew there were great things to expect from Chelsea Wolfe. I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon and with such a quantity. I mean - how many commercially successful singer-songwriters out there would be able to fuse Indie Pop with Doom and Dark Metal, Dark Ambient, Folk, Goth, Electronica and Björk while making it all sound very fresh and completely their own? How many would dare to make a tribute album to Rudimentary Peni? Even without this kind of backing evidence it is clear that ‘Pain Is Beauty’ deserves our most sincere nods of approval and applauses with hands clad in black velvet. Hell, I don’t want to limit the admiration of this album to the average goth only. For all I care you could be a construction worker or a skate park brat - give it a listen and you’ll surely hear this music is not a laughing matter. ‘Pain Is Beauty’ is sore like a fresh bruise and I wouldn’t be surprised if playing it alone in an old house in the midst of the woods would get you in touch with the beyond. I’m still trying to get back to normal myself.