Wombo - Danger in Fives (Neon Bog Vinyl)

Wombo - Danger in Fives (Neon Bog Vinyl)Danger in Fives isnt a reintroduction; its a reminder. Throughout the record, Wombo not only enhance their formula, but routinely perfect it. Maintaining the confidence of their last full length, 2022s Fairy Rust, Danger in Fives reconnects with the intuition that led their wild experiments on the 2020 debut LP Blossomlooksdownuponus. The elements central to Wombo remain true, and are only strengthened across a near decade of crafting mesmeric rock.

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'You Of Now

moisturizer brings the bite: brash guitars

Lib's inventive production leans towards the jazzy side of his repertoire

even a motormouthed wordsmith like Andy Savage has trouble keeping up—yet at four minutes long

injecting new life into the band’s style of soft-hearted Midwestern indie rock with an ever so subtle Americana twist

Drawing on New York no-wave and the avant-garde history of punk

it is a dark masterpiece and includes the classics 'she's lost control'

and drummer Shiraz Bhatti — were all graduates of Chicago’s rich DIY scene who came together around their love of Wire

With the release of Native Speaker in January 2011

when Ross began workshopping new material during soundcheck on the ILYSM tour

Lee says "From Diversions 1994-1996 (2012) through to Koch (2014) - my music felt like I was dealing with signals from elsewhere - signals from the unconscious