Damian Wolf didn’t simply carry the alt-rock flame into his debut LP—he set it ablaze with each saturated string. On the title single Flying Colours, the Maryland-born 20-year-old instructions his solo undertaking with the sort of DIY nerve that not often finds this a lot cultivation. Totally self-recorded, blended, and mastered in his bed room studio, the monitor stands as a defiant declaration: nobody else engineers Wolf’s chaos—he shapes it into artwork along with his personal arms.
He carved his enamel on early ’90s grunge and arduous rock, filtered that affect by the discord of noise rock and post-hardcore, then added his personal business alt sensibility to the combo with out sanding down the sides, leading to a monitor that channels shoegaze and grunge into high-octane alt-rock visceral volition. When the overdriven guitars chorus from the manufacturing, the choral layers of reverb-soaked guitars are left to synergise with Wolf’s arcanely candy vocals, which bleed into the combo that’s mercilessly blasted by punk’s percussive pulse.
It could typically really feel like there aren’t many extra alt-rock intersections to discover, however Wolf didn’t simply discover one—he scorched a brand new route by a mess of them with Flying Colours. The title monitor is the flashpoint, the place texture turns into pressure, and melody finds its manner by the maelstrom. If you wish to head again to the alt-90s, take this route. Simply don’t anticipate nostalgia. Anticipate affect.
Flying Colours is now accessible to stream on all main platforms together with Spotify and Apple Music.
Assessment by Amelia Vandergast.
