The upcoming Heartworms debut album looks like gloomy gothy fun and here’s a second single from it that underlines that. “Extraordinary Wings” is five minutes of sinister fun, has a hypnotic build-up and leaves you craving for more.
“Glutton For Punishment” is the highly anticipated debut album from formidable South London auteur Heartworms. Produced by longtime collaborator Dan Carey, “Glutton For Punishment” combines the propulsive, motorik tendencies of gothic stalwarts Depeche Mode, with the lyrical dexterity of PJ Harvey, and the off-kilter rhythms of LCD Soundsystem into a powerful sonic onslaught that is entirely Heartworms.
“With my EP, people kind of pigeonholed me into post-punk,” she says. “I was like, ‘Cool, I can do that, but I can also do way more’ – I can do post-punk, but I can also be poppy and catchy, and this album represents that. I think people might be surprised when they hear it… I’ve been chastised my whole life; made to feel as if I didn’t belong, punished for not fitting into a perfect image of how a growing woman should be.
When you’re told something enough times you start to believe it. I often find myself locked into an unhealthy cycle of craving harsh discipline, greedy for the familiarity it brings but terrified of the consequences — better the devil you know. But this album doesn’t just reflect my own experiences; it reflects those of the people in my life and the stories of others that I think need to be heard.”
the forthcoming album “Glutton for Punishment”,
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