2016 Review: Nightblonde

I'm continuing to fully reviewing the 2016 releases of yk records. If you missed out, now's the time to catch up.

YK-035 is the debut release from Nightblonde, Numbers, a spacey affair that pulls influences from amazingly disparate sources such as Morissey or the idea of retrofuturism. On paper, it sounds like a strange pairing but they pull it off wonderfully. It's easy to draw the comparison to the likes of The Cure, particularly the songs that are heavily bass driven.

They've crammed in a ton of harmonies and layered vocals to the nine-song affair, available on clear vinyl inside of a custom die-cut package. If the world were a fair place, Jill Townsend would get a huge nod for her amazing work on the artwork and sleeve. The album is streaming everywhere and the band has posted a rad Youtube playlist of custom looping artwork to listen to the album. It's like 1984 but with 80's infused pop music.