Sargent House US レコード& CD

Review: Constantly cryptic, aesthetically absurd, and musically unhinged to the point of smothering compression, harshcore dissonance and synthetic whimsy, semi-anonymous collective The Armed have garnered legions of equally endeared yet bewildered followers, thanks to their unique brand of methodical, chaotic, hyper-punk experimentation, which was formulated across 2015's Untitled and the electro-fury of 2018's Only Love, before peaking/imploding on the majorly complex Ultrapop; ranked as one of Juno's top albums of 2021. Enlisting help from a myriad of collaborators including Ben Chisholm (Chelsea Wolfe), Converge's Jacob Bannon, Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Deafheaven), and Boygenius member Julien Baker, to name a small handful, Perfect Saviors promises to see The Armed reach for full-scale stadium rock grandiosity, whilst retaining their endlessly elaborate and intimidating level of caustic sonic craft and abandon.