The State of Floral Beings
We know you love us and that's why we do this
Trewetha Records
This Stockholm quintet says, "We do whatever we like, and then we do it completely different." On "We know you love us and that's why we do this", they take that idea and create this sort of brooding brand of industrial/punk that burrows in your mind with its droning bass lines, synth and dissonant guitars that combine themselves with crafty drumming. The vocals are haunting at times and almost reminiscent of Trent Reznor. I do agree with Avi's sentiment of them being borderline Nine Inch Nails-esque in some of their songs (i.e. "Defeated" and "My Life with the Montana Midnight Rider pt. 2", which reminds me of NIN's "The day the world went away".) "Dirtnap" is totally danceable, in my book. Pretty interesting stuff, although "Elephant machine" felt out of place on the album and sort of killed the mood.
- Navy Keophan