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THE MURDER CAPITAL – BLINDESS – ALBUM REVIEW
Ever since arriving whilst treading the path forged by the likes of IDLES and Fontaines D.C., The Murder Capital have seemingly done all they can to distance themselves from that much hyped scene.
After the success of their 2019 debut album, ‘When I Have Fears’, the group reinvented their sound on the self-examining ‘Gigi’s Recovery’ in 2023. Despite their sonic transformation, the record stood its ground and demonstrated a dexterity that the band now seem keen to flex even further.
On their new third album, ‘Blindness’, The Murder Capital once again create a standalone aesthetic which sets this collection apart from anything that they’ve done before – or at this rate will ever do again!
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This exploration is admirable given the success that the post-punk noise continues to garner. Artistic integrity is great and all, but more often than not the need to eat and pay bills sees ambition wane into a whimper of diluted experimentation.
There isn’t a modicum of fear in the delivery of this elegant set of alt-indie sonnets. The result is an album which showcases the abundance of talent which this group very clearly possesses, but one that for this reason may pass over the heads of those just looking for a quick fix of rousing throng.
That said there are parallels to be drawn with recent Fontaines D.C. which could again work in the favour of a band deserving of bigger acknowledgement. Ultimately though as The Murder Capital double-down on their self-belief, the legacy of this album may be the solidification of evidence that you can’t pigeonhole this fascinating band!
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