Blog: The Decibel Tolls

I like what I'm hearing on Nova Scotia-based Bloodsport 's debut EP Goodbye to the Holy Mountain . A moody, blacker than black dark pop collection of industrial chanties, Goodbye to the Holy Mountain is breathy and angular, somewhere between the fist-pumping anthems of Magazine and the concise shoegaze of Moose. The gloomy yet soaring "Japanese Democracy" offers the type of cinematically subtle melody that remains subtle at first, acting as a type of hummable dirge that offers a revealing reward upon multiple listens (which is truly the most effective method of composing a catchy song). [...]

• Bloodsport - Japanese Democracy