‘DAGGER’
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IST IST – DAGGER – ALBUM REVIEW
Manchester’s IST IST are back with their fifth new album since 2020! Their musical journey over these years has seen increasing confidence and ambition from the four-piece and ‘DAGGER’ is an album of true quality.
The opening trio of ‘I Am The Fear’, ‘Makes No Difference’ and ‘Warning Signs’ are a magnificent introduction to the record. The tracks showcase immaculately the synth-laden post-punk rhythm that drives these songs into your consciousness.
The album then settles in on ‘Burning’ and continues to take the listener on their own journey of sonic pleasure. Clocking in at just over thirty minutes over the course of ten sublime tracks, the album is easily able to mesmerise with its sheer elegance.
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With dashes of The Cure and Depeche Mode, pop sensibilities and lashings of modern post-punk aesthetic, the gravitas of this album is immense. This is all bound together by the powerful resonant timbre of singer Adam Houghton’s voice.
The title of the album links to the duality of life, and the themes of the album are tied to the nuance of living and their experiences gained from being in a band. These are songs that live and breathe themselves and that is the biggest strength of the record.
IST IST have already managed to cultivate a cult following with their previous albums and live showings, now ‘DAGGER’ feels like an album that deserves to make them a household name!
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