A Dream Unearthly by Vexations

For fans of Idles, Sonic Youth, Fugazi, college rock, and the bleak doom of an ancient civilizational collapse, A Dream Unearthly by Vexations tells unsettling stories of an archaic world in decline with the help of a deeply unnerving noise rock sound. A driving rhythm section of bouncy bass lines and virtuosic drumming anchors the record in a vintage post hardcore atmosphere, an aesthetic bolstered by the vocalist’s anguished shouts of esoteric poetry. Meanwhile, an onslaught of noisy, chaotic guitars fills out the remaining space, contributing to a larger-than-life sound which fits the mythical storytelling within the lyrics. These poems describe an ancient people staring down smoke on the horizon, facing the sort of obliteration which dominates human history and once terrified every city and town. Whether in our own lives or in these horrifyingly fragile systems we’ve built, sooner or later we’ll experience collapse analogous to these catastrophes, and the chaos of Vexations will harmonize perfectly with the daily scenes which arrest our minds in sleepless nights.