Band: BLACK MIDI Who: Young sound-exploring
wolves from London.
Artwork: Cover of a 12″ edition of John L (oops,
sold out in an eye-blink), the opening track of their
2nd ace LP called Cavalcade, one of the best albums
of 2021 in my book.
Rough Trade info: “Dynamic, hellacious, and inventive follow-up
to 2019’s widely-praised Schlagenheim. It scales beautiful new heights,
pulling widely from a plethora of genres and influences, reaching ever
upwards from an already lofty base of early achievements.”
John L is another schizophrenic sonic stunner jumping from
left to right while turning your mind upside down. Second track Despair is a weird sort of ballad, like Scott Walker loves them
when he looks into his troubled soul.