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Creux Lies
The Hearth
(Cleopatra)
5/5 Stars
I think we can all name a couple of fantastic Sacramento bands off the top of our heads, but few of those will resemble the dark, cryptic post-punk of Creux Lies. Extremely indebted to the '80s, this debut album is never short on dreamy melodies and hosts plenty of reverb and synth with great appeal.
Often times getting close to a less gloomy, updated version of goth, the booming vocals and calculated noisey parts sound like they should reside on a mixtape between The Cure and The Chameleons, but Don't let song titles like “Eulogy”fool you, as there's a charming quality here not unlike New Order that is somehow both sweet and ominous. A very impressive first album.