The intrigue starts with the cover artwork (by Flor Maesen), five naked bodies adorn two cloth-covered plinths - is it a still from an art installation or the aftermath of some debauched party*? Onto the music, then. It certainly is not party music in the traditional sense, but happily it is the type of party music you might hear if we had a little soirée at The Beatbox Saboteurs mansion. Dramatic, brooding and despondent, the tracks flow excellently, the slightly withdrawn vocals pulling you into the songs whilst the spidery guitars and vigorous rhythms caress your ears. Engaging and anguished, the Brussels-based outfit should be congratulated for upholding the standards of dark European music.
* No pun intended but 'Endless Party' was the name of the band's debut EP.
Top Tracks: Alone, Skin, Waste.
Release date: 19 October 2018
Label: Cleopatra Records