Лензвук - Монстр (2021)

The Russian band Лензвук had been releasing short singles for a while (I included their Глупые белые люди as one to check out back in 2019) before they finally released their first longer album. So here comes the EP called Монстр.

I revisited what I wrote back then and everything still seems legit: the Petersburg-based musicians make alternative rock with psychedelic and post-rock influences, mixing them with the vibes I always get from the Russians legends of Сплин. The very melodic vocals are also soften down a bit and thus they go a tiny bit towards what I would call dream rock. But at the same time, the way the songs and especially choruses are constructed, reminds me of post-punk songs - with Можно спасти as the best example. This only confirms how many different things influenced the band and what a rich music it is.

To further confirm that this is not just a random project taken from Bandcamp by coincidence, let's just mention that the last song features Sasha Galianov, the member of the Russian dance post-punk prodigies - Shortparis. 

Монстр costs 7 USD.

Check: Глупые белые люди

Country: Russia

Genre: psychedelic alt rock

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