FIF
“The lower forty eight” LP
The lower forty eight is the debut album from New York City’s Fif, an absolutely jaw dropping record that feels designed to floor the listener, continuously pouring fresh concrete over you as it steadily evolves. Written over the course of fourteen years by Fiona Gurney, the end result is an odyssey of minimalist post-hardcore, stampeding math rock, and gorgeous progressive textures that seem to contract and detonate in equal measure, often with little warning. Gurney’s songs feel as though they could be influenced by the likes of Don Caballero, Slint, Axes-era Electrelane, and King Crimson, and yet Fif’s music doesn’t really sound like any of those bands at heart. The core of the record revolves around a dueling sense of repetition and unpredictability, the song’s themselves luring you into a hypnotic state while fracturing in unexpected directions. Released this past week via Sad Cactus Records, this could be one of the year’s best kept secrets (but go ahead and yell about it to anyone who will listen). – DG
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