Vicious Pastimes

by HOUSE OF HARM

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Ben Harris I was kinda of broke when I brought this one. I absolutely had to though! This would have easily made my own entirely arbitrary "top fifty albums of 2020" had I known about it. As is one of the problems faced by music addicts, having to retroactively reassess what you recently considered an unassailable "the best of the best" list. That'll teach me to not try and set my alltimes in stone too soon! Favorite track: Behind You.
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Overskadovers This is an amazing album, every single song is catchy, dark, melodic with great lyrics. Even the title is brilliant - interesting, poetic, dark, enticing. I really struggle to select a favourite track, but the guitar riff on Catch is just too delicious. House of Harm well done on a masterpiece - may the next album be more of this Favorite track: Catch.
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Isolator 03:20
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Behind You 04:18
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Catch 04:01
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Always 03:17
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Control 04:46

about

Boston is not exactly worldwide known for its coldwave or synth pop artists. Most of us know the Capital of Massachusetts because of its hardcore legacy that still continues today.
And yet, just like flowers in a rugged land, here comes House Of Harm, a post-punk trio whose new approach to the genre was showcased on their two tape EPs, earning them a cult international following as well as an imposing line up of supporting gigs opening for Editors, She Past Away, Lust For Youth, and The Cure’s Reeves Gabrels. Due on September 4 is their debut full-length Vicious Pastimes out on vinyl LP and digital format.
Nine songs where timeless melodies of Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me-era Cure perfectly match French coldwave moodiness, enhanced by Cocteau Twins ethereal airiness and Creation Records seminal shoegaze sounds. Just enough light reaches House Of Harm's base layer, giving life to infectious hooks and unforgettable mantras. The gritted core of every song makes expansive moments of release cathartic, always tethered by commanding drums.
Check out the very first single they wrote Isolator and its melancholic synth pop refrain, or Against The Night whose darkwave is as claustrophobic as One Hundred Years. Catch sounds almost like a Sarah Records hit, while the title-track hurls us back into the bleak realms of the Sisterhood.
Different influences but everything is just in its place simply because House Of Harm are the rare band where you can feel every individual member's devotion to each song's world.

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released September 4, 2020

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