Blueneck
The Outpost
This album retains the melodic songcraft of Bluenecks best work, as well as Attwoods inimitable seductive, haunting vocals. However "THE OUTPOST" eschews the southern-gothic sepia of "King Nine" in exchange for a maxed-out colour contrast of electronic beats, vibrant vintage synths and guitars that are by turns ballsy, soaring and delicately intricate. From the pulsing Archive-esque Prog whiplash of From Beyond to the plaintive Sparklehorse meets Boards of Canada electro-pop of Ghosts (Bluenecks most accessible moment to date); and from the windswept Earth-esque Americana of The White Ship to the Talk Talk covering John Carpenter expanse of Hive; Blueneck have created one of their most passionate, propulsive and progressive recordings to date. As with "King Nine", Blueneck are employing the artistry of acclaimed artist and filmmaker Lasse Hoile (who previously worked with Anathema, Porcupine Tree and Opeth). Lasses album art - along with forthcoming music videos - feature a neon-tinted Lovecraftian 80s menace in a small town American heartland, reminiscent of Netflix show Stranger Things, recent indie-horror movie It Follows and John Carpenters Apocalypse Trilogy.