{"product_id":"bleakness-blurred-visions","title":"Bleakness - Blurred Visions","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eBleakness make post-punk that carries the urgency of punk without sacrificing the shadows.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eBlurred Visions\u003c\/em\u003e, the French trio continue to occupy the tense ground between post-punk, deathrock, and dark punk, favoring muscular rhythms and sharp guitar work over the polished electronics of much contemporary darkwave. The result feels immediate and physical, music built as much for a packed basement show as a dark club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriving bass provides much of the momentum, locked to forceful drums while guitars alternate between ringing post-punk lines, jagged chords, and darker atmospheric passages. The vocals bring a raw, impassioned edge that keeps the material rooted in punk even when the arrangements venture into colder, more gothic territory. There are echoes of early ’80s post-punk and deathrock throughout, but Bleakness approach those influences with the velocity and abrasion of a modern hardcore-adjacent band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat tension is central to \u003cem\u003eBlurred Visions\u003c\/em\u003e. Melody and atmosphere are always present, but neither comes at the expense of impact. The songs carry a sense of anxiety and disillusionment that suits their stark production, with enough hooks beneath the gloom to keep the record from disappearing entirely into darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlurred Visions\u003c\/em\u003e is a potent example of the point where \u003cstrong\u003epost-punk, deathrock, and punk converge\u003c\/strong\u003e, dark and melodic without becoming overly polished, aggressive without losing atmosphere. For listeners who prefer their goth-adjacent music with guitars pushed forward and a little dirt under its fingernails, Bleakness hit the mark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bleakness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47718762938422,"sku":"REVERB179LP","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/bleakness-blurred-visions.jpg?v=1789705216","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/bleakness-blurred-visions","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}