The Secret - Disintoxication CD"Disintoxication drops most color for a hundred shades of black. Born of "depression, attempted suicides, jail, nervous breakdowns, anti depressant abuse, and pretty much anything negative you can think about," it's leaner, meaner, and more unshaven than Luce. The recording perfectly captures this, sounding like an incendiary rehearsal. It's similar to Kurt Ballou's sizzlingly electric production for Converge. Guitars are gloriously ragged; one can

recalling the gnarly riffing of Black Flag's Nervous Breakdown and the hooks of your '90s pop-grunge faves

The 19-track comp

But those willing to just accept Despised Icon’s extreme crossover sound will be beaten to a pulp

it seems like there are only two types of Canadian singer-songwriters: those who strive to sound like Jeff Buckley and those who strive to sound like Leslie Feist

they are truly unique and monstrously talented

EITS's delicate textural layers

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"Chrisy Hurn’s most romanticized of lead vocals lands blows like some weighty sledgehammer through the robust indie-pop spine that props the whole thing up" – GoldFlakePaint

Kestrels "No Alternative"

The Trews) and mixed by Noah Mintz (Death from Above 1979

As the go-to sideman for some of the country’s most recognized songwriters for the last 15 years