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Bdrmm: Microtonic review – Hull shoegazers nod towards the dancefloor
The quartet’s increasingly electronica-based textures convey a sense of tension and unease on their third album
Right from their self-titled shoegaze-indebted 2020 debut, Hull four-piece Bdrmm – so-called because they began as a bedroom project for singer/guitarist Ryan Smith – have been more about textures than big hooks. Opener Goit finds Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant intoning ominously on top of glitchy beats and menacing rhythms. Recent singles Lake Disappointment and John on the Ceiling are more straightforward bangers, while Snares contrasts tense verses with the euphoric release of its chorus.
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