This album doesn’t really deserve a review, but I’m doing it anyway because F U Karhu. Earlier this month (maybe even last week if this gets written/published in time), our dear prolific writer Karhu introduced us to a new “DSBM” album from Ukranian one-man act Yarek Ovich. In Karhu’s estimation, Introversion is “pretty good.” In Karhu’s estimation, the songs exhibit “skill and finesse.” In Karhu’s estimation, to paraphrase, this album is not terrible. And maybe it isn’t. But being not terrible is a pretty low bar to clear these days, especially if you’re trying. It could be argued that Yarek … Continue reading Yarek Ovich’s Introversion: A Response (Plus Some Thoughts on Lifelover and Other Things)