Devastation vinyl

Talk about transformations. When Pumarosa unveiled their powerful debut album it was a lightning bolt of furious guitar business that hit you in the face, separated wheat from chaff and only left those comfortable with someone like Isabel Munoz-Newsome flexing frontwoman muscle as its survivors. But plenty has changed between then and now. Said femme fatale has experienced her own personal seismic upheaval, altering perceptions of her body and outlook on life. Meanwhile, the outfit itself hasn't stayed put, either, switching bassists (from the now-departed Henry Brown to Tool's Justin Chancellor, for this release at least). All of which is before we come to the stylistic shift, or rather leap, into Warp-ish realms of proto jungle and experimental electronics. It certainly works, meaning this can easily be filed somewhere close to Aphex Twin, yet still in a world of its own.