STYLE...... Darkwave, Gothic, Post-Punk, Synthpop LABEL...... Artoffact Records
QUALITY..... 320kbps / FLAC
COUNTRY... Canada
On their debut full-length record, Saviour on the Spilled Blood, Toronto post-punk outfit Theo Vandenhoff delivers a meticulously crafted exploration of identity and existentialism. The album serves as a definitive statement of the trio's evolution, moving beyond their early singles to master a cohesive sound that fluidly traverses various genres without losing its core intensity. The result is a work of striking confidence, marking a sophisticated new chapter for the band. "The three of us have been writing music together for a couple of years now, we've spent all this time writing single after single and figuring out what an LP from us should look like. Saviour on the Spilled Blood is a culmination of all this time spent honing our craft; teaching ourselves how to traverse a handful of subgenres without compromising congruence. There is a noticeable confidence in these recordings that we're very proud of. Most of the lyrics on Saviour began as poems written from the prompt "original sin", my aim was to tell a story that blends the intensely personal with the political, the animal with the existential." - Theo Klaver
Tracklist:
1. April Showers (4:33) 2. Saviour On The Spilled Blood (4:28) 3. Wong Kar-wai (2:36) 4. Sore (4:14) 5. I Wish I Was a Painter (7:01) 6. Below the Western Steppe (5:05) 7. (Portrait of) Amália Rodrigues (4:13) 8. Mer Champlain (4:55) 9. House in the Country (3:57) 10. Foreign Legion (4:28)