When I first heard “In The Basin Of Alkaline Grief,” the opening track from The Promise Of Rain, I was struck immediately by how it differentiates itself from Scarcity‘s debut record Aveilut—an album defined by minimalist, layered composition and truly oppressive production—by exploding into life with a shrill, persistent ostinato introduction accented by these really bright staccato notes that feel like distorted, sharp sine waves. It’s such a radical departure to go from something so enveloping and crushing to something that’s so treble-y and off-putting. It’s a track that manages to incorporate that repellent/attraction dynamic I hear in, like, an … Continue reading Review: Scarcity – The Promise Of Rain