IT has been about a year since Sorry dropped their devilish debut album ‘925’. With acclaim lavished on it from every corner, it was an eclectic affair that demonstrated the band’s refusal to be pinned down to any one sound or temperament.
Now they’re back and continuing down this hazy path of experimentation, incorporating a myriad of sounds in their new dual single ‘Cigarette Packet’ and ‘Separate’.
Leaning into a more electronic-driven sound, the first is a sleek synth-heavy number built around clanging percussion and Asha Lorenz’ detached delivery. Lyrically and sonically claustrophobic, it’s a panic-inducing flurry of sound that builds and builds in intensity.
Meanwhile ‘Separate’ throws us another curveball. After it’s fast-paced predecessor, it feels like the dreary comedown – awash with muffled vocals and sinister electronic samples.
The band say “These songs came from ideas we worked on from home during last year. The sounds are quite metallic / silver / grey and the lyrical ideas are repetitive almost as if they are whispers / mantras/ worries that you’d say to yourself and keep to yourself.
Subtly entering a new creative dimension with each track, they arrive with two accompanying videos below.
Photo credit: Credit: Sara Amroussi-Gilissen
