On their sophomore album, Hamburg, Germany-based indie rock veterans Rick McPhail (Mint Mind, Tocotronic) and Frehn Hawel (Tigerbeat) take us to Sorrow Wonderland. It lies somewhere between grit and grace, floating on meaning and a stubborn sense of purpose. We discover twelve tracks of wiry garage rock, performed with a vicious punk intensity. Guitars bite, rhythms groove, vocals feel urgent, but there’s also a quiet acceptance underneath it all.

Covered in fuzz and captured in a GbVfi-like sound, this is one of those records that gets better and better with every spin. The first listen intrigues, the second draws you in, by the third you’re still uncovering new details, and before you know it, you’re fully hooked.

Sorrow Wonderland—recorded, mixed, and mastered by Richard Arthur McPhail—is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through La Pochette Surprise Records.

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