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The brilliant Belgium band is back! Brussels-based Whispering Sons, a debut prodigies of 2018 when they released Image, follow up with a strong album filled with dark and uncomfortable compositions of extremely melodic and catchy post-punk. A must listen-to, no doubts.
As their Bandcamp page states, the band decided to lose the debut's theatrical atmosphere to underline the "sheer, unpretentious intensity". And I have to say, I d i g the theatrical, especially that watching Fenne Kuppens on stage is like attending a touching performance on its own. But the core elements are all there anyway: the minimal, utterly post-punk music arrangements, mesmerizing melodies and, of course, Kuppens' voice. Not only it's unique and outstanding no matter what's around it, it also brings tons of gloominess and darkness to even the liveliest songs. Take Heat, the bass line of which is fast and energetic with fresh and eager guitars around it but the vocals (and lyrics of course) make it sound so depressing anyway.
Especially when the vocalist decides to occasionally raise her voice and start screaming, the effects are spine-thrilling. And a look into the lyrics only make the feeling of anguish more poignant: they sound extremely personal, talking about the psychological and the physiological aspects of being human in such a way it borders very painful grotesque, as in Screens ("she’s no longer a woman / she’s merely a body to look at / a monstrous body to look at"). Huge album, can't wait to see the Belgians live.
Several Others costs 10 EUR.
Check: Surface
Country: Belgium
Genre: dark post-punk
Label: PIAS Recordings
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